Intro
A D Esus4 E, D, A7
Verse 1:
A D
Take a pinch of white man, wrap it up in black skin.
E E7
Add a touch of blue blood,
A D E D
And a little bitty bit of Red Indian boy.
Verse 2:
A A7
Curly Latin kinkies,
D D7
Mixed with yellow Chinkees,
E E7
If you lump it all together,
A
Well, you've got a recipe for a get-along scene;
D E
Oh, what a beautiful dream,
E7
If it could only come true, you know, you know.
Chorus 1:
A D E D
What we need is a great big melting pot,
A D E D
Big e-nough to take the world and all it's got.
A D E
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
D A
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
Interlude:
A G F#m E
Verse 3:
A D
Rabbis and the friars, bishops and the gurus,
E E7
We got the Beatles, or the Sun God,
Well, it really doesn't matter,
A D E D
What re-ligion you choose, no, no no, ooh.
Verse 4:
A A7
Mick and Lady Faithful,
D D7
Or... Mrs. Graceful.
E E7
You know that livin' could be tasteful,
A
We should all get together in a lovin' machine,
D E
I better call up the Queen,
E7
It's only fair that she knows, you know, you know.
Chorus 2:
A D E D
What we need is a great big melting pot,
A D E D
Big e-nough to take the world and all it's got.
A D E
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
D A E7
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
Chorus 3:
A D E D
What we need is a great big melting pot,
A D
Big e-nough, big enough, big e-nough,
E D
To take the world and all it's got.
A D E
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
D A E7
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
(Repeat to Fade)
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