Colored People
by: DC Talk
Intro: D, A, G (repeat during 1.2.3.4)
Bm A G
Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir
Bm A G
I couldnt help but note your shade of melanin
Bm A G
I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement
Bm A G
Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin
Em
Weve gotta come together
AD
And thank the maker of us all
(chorus)
DAG
Were colored people, and we live in a tainted place
DAG
Were colored people, and they call us the human race
DAG
Weve got a history so full of mistakes
DAG
And we are colored people who depend on a holy grace
Bm A G
A piece of canvas is only the beginning for
Bm A G
It takes on character with every loving stroke
Bm A G
This thing of beauty is the passion of an artists heart
Bm A G
By gods design, we are a skin kaleidoscope
Em
Weve gotta come together,
AD
Arent we all human after all?
(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)
DAG D, A, G
Were colored people, and they call us the human race
DAGD, A, G
Were colored people, and we all gotta share this space
DAGD, A, G
Were colored people, and we live in a tainted world
DAGD, A, G
Were colored people, every man, woman, boy, and girl
D, A, G repeat to end
