Bob Marley - One Foundation: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "One Foundation" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn One Foundation Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Marley

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "One Foundation" smoothly on your guitar.

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

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.

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.

                   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),

   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!

Got to come together
We are birds of a feather
We got to come together
Because we are birds of a feather
Got to come together
Because we are birds of a feather
Or there will never be no love at all
There will never be no love at all

We also got to realize we are one people
Got to realize that we are one people
We got to realize we are one people
Or there will never be no love at all
There will never, never, never be no love at all

Got to build our love on one foundation - x4


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "One Foundation" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "One Foundation" by Bob Marley.

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