Intro
A# D# Fsus4 F, D, A7
Verse 1:
A# D#
Take a pinch of white man, wrap it up in black skin.
F F7
Add a touch of blue blood,
A# D# F D#
And a little bitty bit of Red Indian boy.
Verse 2:
A# A#7
Curly Latin kinkies,
D# D#7
Mixed with yellow Chinkees,
F F7
If you lump it all together,
A#
Well, you've got a recipe for a get-along scene;
D# F
Oh, what a beautiful dream,
F7
If it could only come true, you know, you know.
Chorus 1:
A# D# F D#
What we need is a great big melting pot,
A# D# F D#
Big e-nough to take the world and all it's got.
A# D# F
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
D# A#
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
Interlude:
A# G# Gm F
Verse 3:
A# D#
Rabbis and the friars, bishops and the gurus,
F F7
We got the Beatles, or the Sun God,
Well, it really doesn't matter,
A# D# F D#
What re-ligion you choose, no, no no, ooh.
Verse 4:
A# A#7
Mick and Lady Faithful,
D# D#7
Or... Mrs. Graceful.
F F7
You know that livin' could be tasteful,
A#
We should all get together in a lovin' machine,
D# F
I better call up the Queen,
F7
It's only fair that she knows, you know, you know.
Chorus 2:
A# D# F D#
What we need is a great big melting pot,
A# D# F D#
Big e-nough to take the world and all it's got.
A# D# F
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
D# A# F7
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
Chorus 3:
A# D# F D#
What we need is a great big melting pot,
A# D#
Big e-nough, big enough, big e-nough,
F D#
To take the world and all it's got.
A# D# F
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
D# A# F7
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
(Repeat to Fade)
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