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