One Drop Chords by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Tempo:
121.55 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

G

C

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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One Drop chords
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[C] I'm a man, and I'm a [Dm] man [D] Oh [G] yeah
[C] Woyoye, Woyoye, Woyoye
[Dm] Woyoye, yoyoyoye
[Fm] Feel it in [C] the one drop
[Am] And we'll [Dm] still find time to [G] rap
For making the [C] one stop
The [Am] [Dm] generation [G] gap
I feel [C] this bumping
[Am] [Dm] As it meets [G] within
We're young, I read [C] him
[Am] [Dm] Resisting against [G] the system Oh [E] we
[C] I [Dm] know God [Am] never let [Dm] us down
[G] Pull your rights from wrong
[E] Never [C]
[Dm] [Am] let [Dm] us down
Oh no, oh [G] no, oh
[Em] They made their world so [Am] hard
Every [Dm] day we got to keep [G] on fighting I know
[Em] They made their world [Am] so hard
Every [Dm] day the people are [G] dying Yeah
[C] For hunger [Am] and starvation
[Dm] Regret, [C] regret, [G] regret Lamentation, [C] regret
But [Am] freedom's in revelation [Dm] Regret, regret
You'll find [G] your redemption
And when [Em] you keep us
The [C] teachings of his majesty
Oh we [Dm] no want no devil [G] philosophy
[Em] I hope they keep us
The [C] teachings of his majesty
Oh we [Dm] no want no devil [G] philosophy
Feel it [C] in the one drop
[Am] And we'll [Dm] still find time to [G] rap
For making [C] the one stop
[Am] We're [Dm]
filling [G] the gap
I feel [C] this bumping
[Am] [Dm] As it beats [G] within
We're young, [C] I read him
[Am] [Dm] Fighting against [G] the system [C] Singing
I [Dm] know God [Am] never let [Dm] us down
Pull [G] your rights from wrong
[C] I [Dm] know God [Am] never let [Dm] us down
Oh no, [G] oh no, oh
They [Em] made their world [Am] so hard
Every [Dm] day,
[G] every day
[Em] They made [G] their world [Am] so hard
[Dm]
[G] Every [C] day
Regret, [Am] regret, regret
I want my [Dm] family to want some
[G] Regret, regret, regret
I [C] want, I [Am] want, I [Dm] want right, I [G] want right today
[Cm] [Em] Because the [C] teachings of his majesty
We [Dm] no want no devil [C] philosophy
Can you hear?
[Em] The teachings of his [Am] majesty
[G] Oh we [Dm] no want no devil [G] philosophy
We feel it in the [Fm] one drop
[Am] You're lucky
[Dm] For we still got time to [G] rap
And we're making the [C] one stop
Let [Am] me tell you [Dm] This [G] generation This [C] bump
[Am] [Dm]
Key:  
Dm
2311
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
Em
121
Dm
2311
G
2131
C
3211
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To learn Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Drop chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Dm, G, C, Am, Dm, G, Am, C and Dm. Ease into the song by practicing at 60 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 122 BPM. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ [C] I'm a man, _ _ _ _ _ and I'm a [Dm] man _ _ [D] Oh [G] yeah
[C] _ _ Woyoye, Woyoye, _ Woyoye
[Dm] _ Woyoye, _ yoyoyoye
[Fm] Feel it in [C] the one drop
[Am] And _ we'll [Dm] still find time to [G] rap
For making the [C] one stop
The [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ generation [G] gap
I feel [C] this bumping _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] As it meets [G] within
_ We're young, I read [C] _ him
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ Resisting against [G] the system Oh [E] we
[C] I [Dm] know God [Am] never let [Dm] us down
[G] Pull your rights from wrong
[E] Never [C] _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Am] _ let [Dm] us down
Oh no, oh [G] no, oh
_ [Em] They made their world so [Am] hard
Every [Dm] day we got to keep [G] on fighting I know
[Em] They made their world [Am] so hard
Every [Dm] day the people are [G] dying Yeah
[C] _ _ For hunger [Am] and _ starvation
[Dm] Regret, [C] regret, [G] regret _ Lamentation, [C] regret
But [Am] freedom's in revelation _ [Dm] Regret, regret
You'll find [G] your redemption
And when [Em] you keep us
The [C] teachings of his majesty
Oh we [Dm] no want no devil [G] philosophy
[Em] I hope they keep us
The [C] teachings of his majesty
Oh we [Dm] no want no devil [G] philosophy
Feel it [C] in the one drop
_ _ [Am] _ And we'll [Dm] still find time to [G] rap
For making [C] the one stop
_ [Am] We're _ _ [Dm] _ _
filling [G] the gap
I feel [C] this bumping
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] As it beats [G] within
_ We're young, [C] I read him _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Fighting against [G] the system _ [C] Singing
I [Dm] know God [Am] never let [Dm] us down
Pull [G] your rights from wrong
[C] I _ [Dm] know God [Am] never let [Dm] us down
Oh no, [G] oh no, oh
They _ [Em] made their world [Am] so hard
Every [Dm] day, _
_ [G] every day
_ [Em] They made [G] their world [Am] so hard
_ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ Every [C] day _
Regret, [Am] _ regret, regret
I want my [Dm] family to want some
[G] Regret, regret, regret
I [C] want, _ I [Am] want, I [Dm] want right, _ I [G] want right today
[Cm] _ [Em] Because the [C] teachings of his majesty
We [Dm] no want no devil [C] philosophy
Can you hear?
[Em] The _ teachings of his [Am] majesty
[G] Oh we [Dm] no want no devil [G] philosophy
We feel it in the [Fm] one drop
_ [Am] _ You're lucky
[Dm] For we still got time to [G] rap
And we're making the [C] one stop
Let [Am] me tell you [Dm] This _ [G] generation This _ _ [C] bump _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _

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