VERSE 1
C#m A F#m
Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir
C#m A F#m A B
I couldn't help but note your shade of melanin
C#m A F#m
I tip my hat to the colourful arrangement
C#m A F#m
Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin
PRE CHORUS
D
We've gotta come together
A E
And thank the Maker of us all
CHORUS
E B A
We're coloured people, and we live in a tainted place
E B A
We're coloured people, and they call us the human race
E B A
We've got a history so full of mistakes
E B A
And we are coloured people who depend on a Holy Grace
INTERLUDE
B E B E
(1, 1, 1, 1... 2, 2, 2, 2... 3, 3, 3, 3... 4, 4, 4, 4)
VERSE 2
C#m A F#m
B piece of canvas is only the beginning for
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It takes on character with every loving stroke
C#m A F#m
This thing of beauty is the passion of an Artist's heart
C#m A F#m
By God's design, we are a skin kaleidoscope
PRE CHORUS
D
We've gotta come together,
A E
Aren't we all human after all?
CHORUS
E B A
We're coloured people, and we live in a tainted place
E B A
We're coloured people, and they call us the human race
E B A
We've got a history so full of mistakes
E B A
And we are coloured people who depend on a Holy Grace
BRIDGE
C#m G#
Ignorance has wronged some races
C#m G#
And vengeance is the Lord's
C#m G#
If we aspire to share this space
F#m
Repentance is the cure
D E
Repentance is the cure
SECONDARY INTERLUDE
B E B E
(1, 1, 1, 1... 2, 2, 2, 2... 3, 3, 3, 3... 4, 4, 4, 4)
E
Well, just a day in the shoes of a colour blind man
B A
Should make it easy for you to see
E
That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones
B A
As a part of our anatomy
CHORUS
E B A
We're coloured people, and we live in a tainted place
E B A
We're coloured people, and they call us the human race
E B A
We've got a history so full of mistakes
E B A
And we are coloured people who depend on a Holy Grace
OUTRO
E B A
We're coloured people, and they call us the human race
E B A
(Oh, coloured people)
E B A
We're coloured people, and we all gotta share this space
E B A
(Yeah we've got to come together somehow)
E B A
We're coloured people, and we live in a tainted world
E B A
(Red and yellow, black and white)
E B A
We're coloured people, every man, woman, boy, and girl
E B A
(Coloured people, coloured people, coloured people, coloured people, yeah)