Colored People

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Colored People

Verse 1
Intro:
D A G
Verse 2
Verse 1:
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dE
Pardon m
e, your ep
idermis is showing, mister
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C
ae
I couldn't he
lp but note your s
hade of melanin
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A
eB
I tip my h
at to the 
colorful arrangement
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cF
Cause I see the be
auty in the t
ones of our skin
Verse 3
Pre-Chorus:
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7
7
We've gotta come to
gether and thank the m
aker of us all
Verse 4
Chorus:
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e
s
We're colored people, and we l
ive in a ta
inted place
m
G
B
We're colored people, and they ca
ll us the hu
man race
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We've got a history so f
ull of mist
akes
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c
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And we are 
colored people who de
pend on a H
oly Gr
ace
Verse 5
Verse 2:
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d
9s
A piece of ca
nvas is o
nly the beginning
ds
C
7F
It takes on ch
aracter with e
very loving stroke
se
s
Cb
This thing of be
auty is the pa
ssion of an artist's heart
Bs
b
bs
By God's des
ign, we a
re a skin kaleidoscope
Verse 6
(Pre-Chorus)
Verse 7
(Chorus)
Verse 8
Bridge:
Eu
Ignorance has wronged some races
Fc
And vengeance is the Lord's
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If we aspire to share this space
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Repentance is the cure
Verse 9
Interlude:
D A G
Verse 10
Rap:
D
Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man
e
s
Should make it e
asy for you to s
ee
u
That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones
c
B
As a p
art of our anato
my
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