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