Colored People

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
                  A             D
And thank the maker of us all

(chorus)
D                               A               G
Were colored people, and we live in a tainted place
D                               A               G
Were colored people, and they call us the human race
D                       A               G
Weve got a history so full of mistakes
D                               A               G
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,
                        A       D
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)

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