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One Love


"One Love" by Bob Marley is performed in the original key of C major. Released in 1977 as part of the album "Exodus," the song is performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers, with Bob Marley as the lead vocalist and composer. It is a reggae classic known for its message of unity, love, and peace. Marley wrote the song after being inspired by his faith in Rastafarianism and his belief in the power of music to bring people together. "One Love" features a catchy melody, infectious rhythm, and uplifting lyrics that have made it a timeless anthem for social harmony and cultural unity.

Bob Marley - One Love

RE RE
One love
RE DO
One heart
RE# RE DO la# DO
Let's get together
la# RE DO la#
and feel alright

RE FA FA RE FA SOL
(hear the children crying)

RE RE
One love (hear the children crying)
DO DO
One heart (sayin')
RE RE# RE# RE# RE DO Sib
Give thanks and praise to the Lord
la# la# DO RE DO la#
and I will feel alright
RE FA
(sayin')

RE# RE DO la# DO
Let's get together
la# RE DO la#
and feel alright
RE DO la# sol (whoa whoa whoa whoa)

RE RE# RE RE
Let them all pass,
DO la# la# la# FA RE
all their dirty remarks
la# fa
(one love)
RE RE# RE RE DO
There is one question
la# RE DO la# DO la#
I'd really love to ask
la# fa
(one heart)

RE RE# RE RE DO
Is there a place
fa sol la# la# DO RE
for the hopeless sinners
la# DO RE FA SOL RE
Who has hurt all mankind
fa sol la# sol la#
just to save his own
la# RE RE
(believe)

RE RE
One love (what about one heart)
DO DO
One heart (what about love)
RE# RE DO la# DO
Let's get together
la# RE DO la#
and feel alright (as it was in the beginning)

RE RE
One love (so shall it be in the end)
DO DO
One heart (alright)
RE RE# RE# RE# RE DO Sib
Give thanks and praise to the Lord
la# la# DO RE DO la#
and I will feel alright

RE# RE DO la# DO
Let's get together
la# RE DO la#
and feel alright

(one more thing)