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