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