dc Talk – Colored People (Guitar)

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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

		  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
D, A, G repeat to end