Intro
G C Dsus4 D, D, A7
Verse 1:
G C
Take a pinch of white man, wrap it up in black skin.
D D7
Add a touch of blue blood,
G C D C
And a little bitty bit of Red Indian boy.
Verse 2:
G G7
Curly Latin kinkies,
C C7
Mixed with yellow Chinkees,
D D7
If you lump it all together,
G
Well, you've got a recipe for a get-along scene;
C D
Oh, what a beautiful dream,
D7
If it could only come true, you know, you know.
Chorus 1:
G C D C
What we need is a great big melting pot,
G C D C
Big e-nough to take the world and all it's got.
G C D
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
C G
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
Interlude:
G F Em D
Verse 3:
G C
Rabbis and the friars, bishops and the gurus,
D D7
We got the Beatles, or the Sun God,
Well, it really doesn't matter,
G C D C
What re-ligion you choose, no, no no, ooh.
Verse 4:
G G7
Mick and Lady Faithful,
C C7
Or... Mrs. Graceful.
D D7
You know that livin' could be tasteful,
G
We should all get together in a lovin' machine,
C D
I better call up the Queen,
D7
It's only fair that she knows, you know, you know.
Chorus 2:
G C D C
What we need is a great big melting pot,
G C D C
Big e-nough to take the world and all it's got.
G C D
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
C G D7
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
Chorus 3:
G C D C
What we need is a great big melting pot,
G C
Big e-nough, big enough, big e-nough,
D C
To take the world and all it's got.
G C D
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
C G D7
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G C Dsus4 D D7 G7 C7 F Em
AADGBA AADGBA AADGBA AADGBA AADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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