INTRO
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VERSE 1
BmGEm
Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir
BmGEmGA
I couldn't help but note your shade of melanin
BmGEm
I tip my hat to the colourful arrangement
BmGEm
Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin
PD CHORUS
C
We've gotta come together
GD
And thank the Maker of us all
CHORUS
DAG
We're coloured people, and we live in a tainted place
DAG
We're coloured people, and they call us the human race
DAG
We've got a history so full of mistakes
DAG
And we are coloured people who depend on a Holy Grace
INTERLUDE
ADAD
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VERSE 2
BmGEm
A piece of canvas is only the beginning for
BmGEmGA
It takes on character with every loving stroke
BmGEm
This thing of beauty is the passion of an Artist's heart
BmGEm
By God's design, we are a skin kaleidoscope
PD CHORUS
C
We've gotta come together,
GD
Aren't we all human after all?
CHORUS
DAG
We're coloured people, and we live in a tainted place
DAG
We're coloured people, and they call us the human race
DAG
We've got a history so full of mistakes
DAG
And we are coloured people who depend on a Holy Grace
BRIDGE
BmF#
Ignorance has wronged some races
BmF#
And vengeance is the Lord's
BmF#
If we aspire to share this space
Em
Repentance is the cure
CD
Repentance is the cure
SECONDARY INTERLUDE
ADAD
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D
Well, just a day in the shoes of a colour blind man
AG
Should make it easy for you to see
D
That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones
AG
As a part of our anatomy
CHORUS
DAG
We're coloured people, and we live in a tainted place
DAG
We're coloured people, and they call us the human race
DAG
We've got a history so full of mistakes
DAG
And we are coloured people who depend on a Holy Grace
OUTRO
DAG
We're coloured people, and they call us the human race
DAG
(Oh, coloured people)
DAG
We're coloured people, and we all gotta share this space
DAG
(Yeah we've got to come together somehow)
DAG
We're coloured people, and we live in a tainted world
DAG
(Red and yellow, black and white)
DAG
We're coloured people, every man, woman, boy, and girl
DAG
(Coloured people, coloured people, coloured people, coloured people, yeah)