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Colored People
by: DC Talk
Intro: D, A, G (repeat during 1.2.3.4)
BmPardon me, yAour epidGermis is showing, sir
BmI couldnt heAlp but nGote your shade of melanin
BmI tip my hat Ato the Gcolorful arrangement
BmCause I see Athe beauGty in the tones of our skin
EmWeve gotta come together
And AthaDnk the maker of us all
(chorus)
DWere AcolGored people, and we live in a tainted place
DWere AcolGored people, and they call us the human race
DWeve AgoGt a history so full of mistakes
DAnd wAe aGre colored people who depend on a holy grace
BmA piece of cAanvas is Gonly the beginning for
BmIt takes on AcharacteGr with every loving stroke
BmThis thing oAf beauty Gis the passion of an artists heart
BmBy gods desiAgn, we aGre a skin kaleidoscope
EmWeve gotta come together,
AreAnt Dwe all human after all?
(repeat chorus)
BmIgnorance has wronged some races
BmAnd vengeance is the Lords
BmIf we aspire to share this space
GRepentance 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,  Grepeat to end

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Colored People

by dc Talk

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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

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

Weve gotta come together,

A D

Arent we all human after all?

(repeat chorus)

Ignorance has wronged some races

And vengeance is the Lords

If we aspire to share this space

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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