Colored People

[Intro:] D A G 4X D A G D A G 1...1...1...1...2...2...2...2...3...3...3...3...4...4...4...4... Bm G Em Pardon me, your epidermis is showing Bm G Em I couldn't help but note your shade of melanin Bm G Em I tip my hat to the colourful arrangement Bm G Em Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin C G A We gotta come together, and thank the maker of us all D A G We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place D A G We're colored people, and they call us the human race D A G We've got a history so full of mistakes D A G And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace A Bm G Em A piece of canvas is only the beginning Bm G Em It takes on character with every loving stroke Bm G Em This thing of beauty is the passion of an artist's heart Bm G Em By God's design, we are a skin kaleidoscope C G A We gotta come together, aren't we all human after all? D A G We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place D A G We're colored people, and they call us the human race D A G We've got a history so full of mistakes D A G And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace Bm Bm4 Ignorance has wronged some races Bm Bm9 And vengeance is the Lord's Bm Bm4 If we aspire to share this space Em G A Repentance is the cure D A G D A G 1...1...1...1...2...2...2...2...3...3...3...3...4...4...4...4... D Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man A G Should make it easy for you to see D That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones A G As a part of our anatomy D A G We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place D A G We're colored people, and they call us the human race D A G We've got a history so full of mistakes D A G And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace D A G...