Bob Marley - Cheer Up: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Cheer Up" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Chorus:
A#           Gm        A#          Gm
Cheer up my brothers, cheer up my sisters
A#          Gm
Cheer up my momma too, lord
A#          Gm
Cheer up my father, let me say
A#         Gm
I know it won't be long
A#              Gm
That change has got to come
A#              Gm
That change has got to come
A#                 Gm
And I know that it won't be long

A#                 Gm                    A#
We've been down in captivity (captivity) so long,
 F
so long
A#               Gm
If we unite then we will be free (we will be free)
A#          F
So strong, so strong, (come I want you to)

Chorus:
Cheer up my (brothers) my sisters
(cheer up my sisters) let me say
Cheer up my my my momma too, lord
Cheer up my father

Let me say, we've been down in captivity (captivity)
So long, so long
We unite we will be free (we will be free)
So strong, so strong

Chorus:
Cheer up my my my my my my brother
(cheer up my sister) cheer up my sisters
(cheer up my momma) my momma too lord
(cheer up my) my father
And I, I, I


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Cheer Up" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Cheer Up" by Bob Marley.

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