dc Talk – Colored People (Guitar Acoustic)
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Chords
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for acoustic guitar
[Intro]
/ / / / D5/A Dsus2
D D D D5 D
A A GM7 G5 G5 G5 G6
D D D D5 D
A A G5 G5 G5 D5 G6
D D D Dsus4 D5
A A GM7 G5 G5 G5 G6
D D D Dsus4 D5
A A G5 G5 G5 D5 G6
D D D Dsus4 D
A A GM7 G5 G5 G5 G6
D D D Dsus4 D
A A G5 G5 G5
[Verse 1]
Bm G Em Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir Bm G Em F#7b9 A I couldn't help but note your shade of melanin Bm G Em Emadd9 Em I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement cause I Bm G Em7 G6/E G See the beauty in the tones of our skin Cadd9 G We've gotta come together A D And thank the maker of us all
[Chorus]
D Dsus4 A GM7 G5 G5 G6 We're colored people and we live in a tainted place D Dsus4 A G G5 G6 We're colored people and they call us the human race D Dsus4 D A GM7 G5 G6 G5 We've got a histo - ry so full of mistakes And we are D Dsus4 A G A Colored people who depend on a holy grace
[Bridge]
A Asus2 Asus4 A Asus2 A Asus2 Asus4 A Asus2 Bm One two three four
[Verse 2]
Bm G Em Emadd9 F#7b9 A piece of canvas is only the beginning for Bm G Em G A7 It takes on character with every loving stroke Bm G Em A A#dim7 This thing of beauty is the passion of an artists heart Bm G Em F#7b9sus4 Em G By God's design we are a skin kaleidoscope Cadd9 G We've gotta come together A D Aren't we all human after all
[Chorus]
D Dsus4 A GM7 G5 G5 G6 We're colored people and we live in a tainted place D Dsus4 A G G5 G6 We're colored people and they call us the human race D Dsus4 D A GM7 G5 G6 G5 We've got a histo - ry so full of mistakes And we are D Dsus4 A G Bm Colored people who depend on a holy grace
[Transition]
Bm F# G F# Ignorance has wronged some races Bm F# G F# And vengeance is the Lord's Bm F# G F# If we aspire to share this space Em Emadd9 Em C G Bb F Em D Repentance is Repentance is the cure
[Outro]
D D D D5 D
A A GM7 G5 G5 G5 G6
D D D D5 D
A A G5 G5 G
[Spoken]
G5 G6 D Dsus4 D Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man A GM7 G5 G5 Should make it easy for you to see G5 G6 D Dsus4 D That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones A G5 G5 G6 As a part of our anatomy
[Sung]
D Dsus4 A GM7 G5 G5 G6 We're colored people and we live in a tainted place D Dsus4 A G G5 G6 We're colored people and they call us the human race D Dsus4 D A GM7 G5 G6 G5 We've got a histo - ry so full of mistakes And we are D Dsus4 A G D Colored people who depend on a holy grace D Dsus4 A G D We're colored people and they call us the human race D A G D We're colored people, ooowhoa colored people D A G D We're colored people, and we all gotta share this space D A G D Colored people Yeah we've got to come together somehow D A G D We're colored people, and we live in a tainted world D A G D We're colored people, red, yellow, black and white D A G D We're colored people, every man, woman, boy and girl D A G D Ohhh ohhh, colored people, colored people, colored people D A G Colored people D A G Yeah
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Chords used in this interpretation
D5/A Dsus2 D D5 A GM7 G5 G6 Dsus4 G Bm F#7b9 Em7 e|--x------0-------2---5---0---2-----x---0---3-------3---2----0-------0---| B|--3------3-------3---3---2---0-----3---0---3-------0---3----2-------0---| G|--2------2-------2---2---2---0-----0---0---2-------0---4----0-------0---| D|--0------0-------0---0---2---0-----0---0---0-------0---4----2-------0---| A|--0------x-------x---x---0---x-----x---x---x-------2---2----1-------2---| E|--x------x-------x---x---x---3-----3---3---x-------3---x----2-------0---| G6/E G Cadd9 G6sus4 Asus2 Asus4 A7 A#dim7 F#7b9sus4 F# e|--3------3---3------0-------0-------0-------x----0-------2-----------2--| B|--3------3---3------3-------0-------3-------0----2-------0-----------2--| G|--0------4---0------0-------2-------2-------2----0-------0-----------3--| D|--2------5---2------2-------2-------2-------0----2-------2-----------4--| A|--2------5---3------2-------0-------0-------2----1-------2-----------4--| E|--0------3---x------3-------x-------x-------0----x-------2-----------2--| Emadd9 e|--2------| B|--0------| G|--0------| D|--4------| A|--2------| E|--0------|