dc Talk – Colored People (Ukulele)

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by: DC Talk Intro: D, A, G (repeat during 1.2.3.4)
Am		        F		     F
Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir

Am		        F		     F
I couldnt help but note your shade of melanin

Am		        F		     F
I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement

Am		        F		     F
Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin

Dm
Weve gotta come together

		  F		C
And thank the maker of us all
(chorus)
C				F		F
Were colored people, and we live in a tainted place

C				F		F
Were colored people, and they call us the human race

C			F		F
Weve got a history so full of mistakes

C				F		F
And we are colored people who depend on a holy grace

Am		        F		     F
A piece of canvas is only the beginning for

Am		        F		     F
It takes on character with every loving stroke

Am		        F		     F
This thing of beauty is the passion of an artists heart

Am		        F		     F
By gods design, we are a skin kaleidoscope

Dm
Weve gotta come together,

			F	C
Arent we all human after all?
(repeat chorus)
Am
Ignorance has wronged some races

Am
And vengeance is the Lords

Am
If we aspire to share this space

F                            
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)
C				F		F		 C, F, F
Were colored people, and they call us the human race

C				F		F		C, F, F
Were colored people, and we all gotta share this space

C				F		F		C, F, F
Were colored people, and we live in a tainted world

C				F		F		C, F, F
Were colored people, every man, woman, boy, and girl
C, F, F repeat to end