Intro
D, A, A (repeat during 1.2.3.4)
C#m B A
Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir
C#m B A
I couldnt help but note your shade of melanin
C#m B A
I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement
C#m B A
Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin
F#m
Weve gotta come together
B E
And thank the maker of us all
(chorus)
E B A
Were colored people, and we live in a tainted place
E B A
Were colored people, and they call us the human race
E B A
Weve got a history so full of mistakes
E B A
And we are colored people who depend on a holy grace
C#m B A
B piece of canvas is only the beginning for
C#m B A
It takes on character with every loving stroke
C#m B A
This thing of beauty is the passion of an artists heart
C#m B A
By gods design, we are a skin kaleidoscope
F#m
Weve gotta come together,
B E
Arent we all human after all?
(repeat chorus)
C#m
Ignorance has wronged some races
C#m
And vengeance is the Lords
C#m
If we aspire to share this space
A
Repentance is, Repentance is the cure
(Intro 2x)
Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man
Should make it easy for you to see
That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones
As a part of our anatomy
(repeat chorus)
E B A D, A, A
Were colored people, and they call us the human race
E B A D, A, A
Were colored people, and we all gotta share this space
E B A D, A, A
Were colored people, and we live in a tainted world
E B A D, A, A
Were colored people, every man, woman, boy, and girl
D, A, A repeat to end