Intro
D, A, C (repeat during 1.2.3.4)
Em D C
Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir
Em D C
I couldnt help but note your shade of melanin
Em D C
I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement
Em D C
Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin
Am
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
Em D C
D piece of canvas is only the beginning for
Em D C
It takes on character with every loving stroke
Em D C
This thing of beauty is the passion of an artists heart
Em D C
By gods design, we are a skin kaleidoscope
Am
Weve gotta come together,
D G
Arent we all human after all?
(repeat chorus)
Em
Ignorance has wronged some races
Em
And vengeance is the Lords
Em
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