Intro
E A Bsus4 B, D, A7
Verse 1:
E A
Take a pinch of white man, wrap it up in black skin.
B B7
Add a touch of blue blood,
E A B A
And a little bitty bit of Red Indian boy.
Verse 2:
E E7
Curly Latin kinkies,
A A7
Mixed with yellow Chinkees,
B B7
If you lump it all together,
E
Well, you've got a recipe for a get-along scene;
A B
Oh, what a beautiful dream,
B7
If it could only come true, you know, you know.
Chorus 1:
E A B A
What we need is a great big melting pot,
E A B A
Big e-nough to take the world and all it's got.
E A B
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
A E
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
Interlude:
E D C#m B
Verse 3:
E A
Rabbis and the friars, bishops and the gurus,
B B7
We got the Beatles, or the Sun God,
Well, it really doesn't matter,
E A B A
What re-ligion you choose, no, no no, ooh.
Verse 4:
E E7
Mick and Lady Faithful,
A A7
Or... Mrs. Graceful.
B B7
You know that livin' could be tasteful,
E
We should all get together in a lovin' machine,
A B
I better call up the Queen,
B7
It's only fair that she knows, you know, you know.
Chorus 2:
E A B A
What we need is a great big melting pot,
E A B A
Big e-nough to take the world and all it's got.
E A B
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
A E B7
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
Chorus 3:
E A B A
What we need is a great big melting pot,
E A
Big e-nough, big enough, big e-nough,
B A
To take the world and all it's got.
E A B
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
A E B7
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
(Repeat to Fade)
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