Colored People

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DC Talk
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Colored PeopleVerse 1
Intro:
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Verse 2
Verse 1:
Bm
G
Em
Pardon m
e, your ep
idermis is showing, mister
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G
Em
I couldn`t he
lp but note your s
hade of melanin
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Em
I tip my h
at to the 
colorful arrangement
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G
Em
Cause I see the be
auty in the t
ones of our skin
Verse 3
Pre-Chorus:
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A
We`ve gotta come to
gether and thank the m
aker of us all
Verse 4
Chorus:
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A
G
We`re colored people, and we l
ive in a ta
inted place
D
A
G
We`re colored people, and they ca
ll us the hu
man race
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A
G
We`ve got a history so f
ull of mist
akes
D
A
G
D
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And we are 
colored people who de
pend on a H
oly Gr
ace
Verse 5
Verse 2:
Bm
G
Em
A piece of ca
nvas is o
nly the beginning
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G
Em
It takes on ch
aracter with e
very loving stroke
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Em
This thing of be
auty is the pa
ssion of an artist`s heart
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G
Em
By God`s des
ign, we a
re a skin kaleidoscope
Verse 6
(Pre-Chorus)
Verse 7
(Chorus)
Verse 8
Bridge:
Bm
Ignorance has wronged some races
Bm
And vengeance is the Lord`s
Bm
If we aspire to share this space
Em
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Repentance is the cure
Verse 9
Interlude:
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Verse 10
Rap:
D
Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man
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G
Should make it e
asy for you to s
ee
D
That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones
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G
As a p
art of our anato
my