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