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