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