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