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