Intro
C F Gsus4 G, D, A7
Verse 1:
C F
Take a pinch of white man, wrap it up in black skin.
G G7
Add a touch of blue blood,
C F G F
And a little bitty bit of Red Indian boy.
Verse 2:
C C7
Curly Latin kinkies,
F F7
Mixed with yellow Chinkees,
G G7
If you lump it all together,
C
Well, you've got a recipe for a get-along scene;
F G
Oh, what a beautiful dream,
G7
If it could only come true, you know, you know.
Chorus 1:
C F G F
What we need is a great big melting pot,
C F G F
Big e-nough to take the world and all it's got.
C F G
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
F C
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
Interlude:
C A# Am G
Verse 3:
C F
Rabbis and the friars, bishops and the gurus,
G G7
We got the Beatles, or the Sun God,
Well, it really doesn't matter,
C F G F
What re-ligion you choose, no, no no, ooh.
Verse 4:
C C7
Mick and Lady Faithful,
F F7
Or... Mrs. Graceful.
G G7
You know that livin' could be tasteful,
C
We should all get together in a lovin' machine,
F G
I better call up the Queen,
G7
It's only fair that she knows, you know, you know.
Chorus 2:
C F G F
What we need is a great big melting pot,
C F G F
Big e-nough to take the world and all it's got.
C F G
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
F C G7
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
Chorus 3:
C F G F
What we need is a great big melting pot,
C F
Big e-nough, big enough, big e-nough,
G F
To take the world and all it's got.
C F G
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
F C G7
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
(Repeat to Fade)
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