Intro
B E F#sus4 F#, D, A7
Verse 1:
B E
Take a pinch of white man, wrap it up in black skin.
F# F#7
Add a touch of blue blood,
B E F# E
And a little bitty bit of Red Indian boy.
Verse 2:
B B7
Curly Latin kinkies,
E E7
Mixed with yellow Chinkees,
F# F#7
If you lump it all together,
B
Well, you've got a recipe for a get-along scene;
E F#
Oh, what a beautiful dream,
F#7
If it could only come true, you know, you know.
Chorus 1:
B E F# E
What we need is a great big melting pot,
B E F# E
Big e-nough to take the world and all it's got.
B E F#
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
E B
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
Interlude:
B A G#m F#
Verse 3:
B E
Rabbis and the friars, bishops and the gurus,
F# F#7
We got the Beatles, or the Sun God,
Well, it really doesn't matter,
B E F# E
What re-ligion you choose, no, no no, ooh.
Verse 4:
B B7
Mick and Lady Faithful,
E E7
Or... Mrs. Graceful.
F# F#7
You know that livin' could be tasteful,
B
We should all get together in a lovin' machine,
E F#
I better call up the Queen,
F#7
It's only fair that she knows, you know, you know.
Chorus 2:
B E F# E
What we need is a great big melting pot,
B E F# E
Big e-nough to take the world and all it's got.
B E F#
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
E B F#7
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
Chorus 3:
B E F# E
What we need is a great big melting pot,
B E
Big e-nough, big enough, big e-nough,
F# E
To take the world and all it's got.
B E F#
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
E B F#7
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
(Repeat to Fade)
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