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...ONE FOUNDATION... by Bob Marley
--------------------..............
*from 'Burnin'' (1973)*
Intro:
  G    C/G    F/G   C/G(x2)
Verse 1:
 GGot to build our Clove on Done foun-Gdation,
 GGot to build our Clove on Done foun-Gdation.
 GGot to build our Clove on Done foun-Gdation,
 GThere will never Cbe, yeah, Dno love at Gall,
 GThere will never Cbe,  Dno love at Gall.
Verse 2:
 GGot to put a-Cside Dthem segre-Ggation, yeah!
 GGot to put a-Cside Dthem organi-Gsation.
 GGot to put a-Cside, Dthem denomi-Gnation,
There will, Cthere will never be, Dno love at Gall,
I mean; Gthere will never Cbe,  Dno love at Gall.
Verse 3:
(Got to build our Clove on Done foun-Gdation,
Got to build our Clove on Done foun-Gdation.
Got to build our Clove on Done foun-Gdation),
Bridge:
Or Gthere will C/Gnever be,  F/Ga C/Gsingle drop of Glove,
 C/GYou won't have F/Gno  C/Gfreedom now, yeah!
Verse 4:
 GGot to come to-Cgether;  Dwe are birds of a Gfeather,
We Ggot to come to-Cgether, 'cos we are Dbirds of a Gfeather.
 GGot to come to-Cgether, 'cos we are Dbirds of a Gfeather.
 GOr there will never Cbe, (Lord, have mercy),  Dno love at Gall,
 GThere will never Cbe,  Dno love at Gall.
Verse 5:
 GWe also got Cto realise, Dwe are one Gpeople, yeah!
 GGot to rea-Clise that Dwe are one Gpeople.
 GWe got to Crealise, we Dare one Gpeople,
 GOr there will never Cbe,  Dno love at Gall,
 GThere will never, Cnever, never be, Dno love at Gall.
Verse 6:
 GGot to build our Clove on Done foun-Gdation,
 GGot to build our Clove on Done foun-Gdation.
 GGot to build our Clove on Done foun-Gdation,
 GGot to build our Clove on Done foun-Gdation.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   G       C/G     F/G     C       D
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 355433  332010  303210  x35553  x57775
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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by Bob Marley

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...ONE FOUNDATION... by Bob Marley

--------------------..............

*from 'Burnin'' (1973)*

Intro:

G C/G F/G C/G

(x2)

Verse 1:

G C D G

Got to build our love on one foun-dation,

G C D G

Got to build our love on one foun-dation.

G C D G

Got to build our love on one foun-dation,

G C D G

There will never be, yeah, no love at all,

G C D G

There will never be, no love at all.

Verse 2:

G C D G

Got to put a-side them segre-gation, yeah!

G C D G

Got to put a-side them organi-sation.

G C D G

Got to put a-side, them denomi-nation,

C D G

There will, there will never be, no love at all,

G C D G

I mean; there will never be, no love at all.

Verse 3:

C D G

(Got to build our love on one foun-dation,

C D G

Got to build our love on one foun-dation.

C D G

Got to build our love on one foun-dation),

Bridge:

G C/G F/G C/G G

Or there will never be, a single drop of love,

C/G F/G C/G

You won't have no freedom now, yeah!

Verse 4:

G C D G

Got to come to-gether; we are birds of a feather,

G C D G

We got to come to-gether, 'cos we are birds of a feather.

G C D G

Got to come to-gether, 'cos we are birds of a feather.

G C D G

Or there will never be, (Lord, have mercy), no love at all,

G C D G

There will never be, no love at all.

Verse 5:

G C D G

We also got to realise, we are one people, yeah!

G C D G

Got to rea-lise that we are one people.

G C D G

We got to realise, we are one people,

G C D G

Or there will never be, no love at all,

G C D G

There will never, never, never be, no love at all.

Verse 6:

G C D G

Got to build our love on one foun-dation,

G C D G

Got to build our love on one foun-dation.

G C D G

Got to build our love on one foun-dation,

G C D G

Got to build our love on one foun-dation.

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

---------------

G C/G F/G C D

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

355433 332010 303210 x35553 x57775

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

About One Foundation Chords by Bob Marley

Learn how to play One Foundation by Bob Marley with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “One Foundation chords”, “One Foundation guitar chords”, or “Bob Marley One Foundation chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy One Foundation chords and for experienced players who want accurate One Foundation lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C/G, F/G, C, D.

FAQ — One Foundation by Bob Marley

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