Colored People dc Talk
Colored People
Intro: D, A, G (repeat during 1.2.3.4)
[Bm]Pardon me, your epidermi[A]s is showing, sir[G]
[Bm]I couldnt help but note [A]your shade of melanin[G]
[Bm]I tip my hat to the colo[A]rful arrangement[G]
[Bm]Cause I see the beauty i[A]n the tones of our sk[G]in
[Em]Weve gotta come together
And thank the make[A]r of us all[D]
(chorus)
[D]Were colored people, and we live[A] in a tainted pl[G]ace
[D]Were colored people, and they ca[A]ll us the human [G]race
[D]Weve got a history so fu[A]ll of mistakes[G]
[D]And we are colored people who de[A]pend on a holy g[G]race
[Bm]A piece of canvas is onl[A]y the beginning for[G]
[Bm]It takes on character wi[A]th every loving strok[G]e
[Bm]This thing of beauty is [A]the passion of an art[G]ists heart
[Bm]By gods design, we are a[A] skin kaleidoscope[G]
[Em]Weve gotta come together,
Arent we all human after[A] all?[D]
(repeat chorus)
[Bm]Ignorance has wronged some races
[Bm]And vengeance is the Lords
[Bm]If we aspire to share this space
[G]Repentance is, Repentance is the cure
(Intro 2x)
Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man
Should make it easy for you to see
That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones
As a part of our anatomy
(repeat chorus)
D A G D, A, G
Were colored people, and they call us the human race
D A G D, A, G
Were colored people, and we all gotta share this space
D A G D, A, G
Were colored people, and we live in a tainted world
D A G D, A, G
Were colored people, every man, woman, boy, and girl
D, A, G repeat to end
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