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