Intro
D, A, G# (repeat during 1.2.3.4)
Cm A# G#
Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir
Cm A# G#
I couldnt help but note your shade of melanin
Cm A# G#
I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement
Cm A# G#
Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin
Fm
Weve gotta come together
A# D#
And thank the maker of us all
(chorus)
D# A# G#
Were colored people, and we live in a tainted place
D# A# G#
Were colored people, and they call us the human race
D# A# G#
Weve got a history so full of mistakes
D# A# G#
And we are colored people who depend on a holy grace
Cm A# G#
A# piece of canvas is only the beginning for
Cm A# G#
It takes on character with every loving stroke
Cm A# G#
This thing of beauty is the passion of an artists heart
Cm A# G#
By gods design, we are a skin kaleidoscope
Fm
Weve gotta come together,
A# D#
Arent we all human after all?
(repeat chorus)
Cm
Ignorance has wronged some races
Cm
And vengeance is the Lords
Cm
If we aspire to share this space
G#
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)
D# A# G# D, A, G#
Were colored people, and they call us the human race
D# A# G# D, A, G#
Were colored people, and we all gotta share this space
D# A# G# D, A, G#
Were colored people, and we live in a tainted world
D# A# G# D, A, G#
Were colored people, every man, woman, boy, and girl
D, A, G# repeat to end