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One Drop Chords

Music by: Bob Marley & The Wailers · 1979
Genre Reggae Views 614
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Guitar

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Dm][C][Dm]

[Chorus 1]
Feel it in the [C]one [Am]drop
And we'll [Dm]still find time to [G]rap
We're making the [C]one [Am]stop
[Dm]The generation gap[G]
Now feel this [C]drumbeat[Am]
[Dm]As it beats within[G]
Playing a [C]rhythm[Am]
Re[Dm]sisting against the [G]system ooh-wee!

[Bridge 1]
[C]I know Jah nev[Am]er let us dow[Dm]n
Pull your [G]rights from wrong
[C](I know Jah would nev[Am]er let us dow[Dm]n)
Oh, no! Oh, [G]no! Oh, no!

[Verse 1]
[C]They made their world so har[Am]d
Every [Dm]day we got to keep on fighti[G]ng
(fighting)
[C]They made their world so har[Am]d
Every [Dm]day the people are dyi[G]ng, yeah
[C]For hunger and sta[Am]rvation
[Dm](Dread, [G]dread) Lamentation
[C]But read it in Rev[Am]elation
[Dm]You'll find your redem[G]ption

[Pre-chorus 1]
And then you [C]give us
the teachings of His [Am]Majesty
For we no [Dm]want no devil phi[G]losophy
A-you [C]give us the teachings of His [Am]Majesty
A-we no [Dm]want no devil phi[G]losophy

[Chorus 2]
Feel it in the [C]one [Am]drop
And we'll [Dm]still find time to [G]rap
We're making the [C]one [Am]stop
[Dm]And we're filling the gap[G]
So feel this [C]drumbeat[Am]
[Dm]As it beats within[G]
Playing a [C]rhythm[Am]
[Dm]Fighting against [G]-ism and schism, singing

[Bridge 2]
[C]I know Jah nev[Am]er let us dow[Dm]n
Pull your [G]rights from wrong
[C](I know Jah would nev[Am]er let us dow[Dm]n)
Oh, no! Oh, [G]no! Oh, no!

[Verse 2]
[C]They made their world so har[Am]d
Every [Dm]day (we got to keep on fight[G]ing)
every day!
[C]They made their world so har[Am]d
Every [Dm]day (the people are dy[G]ing) eh!
[C](Dread, dread, it [Am]dread)
A-what make [Dm]dem a-go on so?
[G](Dread, oh dread) A-what!
[C](Dread, dread) A-[Am]what!
A-what [Dm]frighten them?
A-what [G]frighten them? Eh!

[Pre-chorus 2]
[C]Give us the teachings of His [Am]Majesty,
this is a stick up!
We no [Dm]want no devil phi[G]losophy
can you hear?
[C]Give us the teachings of His [Am]Majesty
For we no [Dm]want no devil phi[G]losophy

[Chorus 3]
We feel it in the [C]one [Am]drop
You're lucky, for we'll [Dm]still got time to [G]rap
And we're making the [C]one [Am]stop
let me tell ya
[Dm]This generation gap[G]
Now feel this [C]drumbeat [Am]tell you what
[Dm]As it beats within[G]
[Fade Out]
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