Dc Talk – Colored People chords

Colored People
by: DC Talk

Intro: D, A, G (repeat during 1.2.3.4)

Bm		        A		     GPardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir
Bm		        A		     GI couldnt help but note your shade of melanin
Bm		        A		     GI tip my hat to the colorful arrangement
Bm		        A		     GCause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin
EmWeve gotta come together
		  A		DAnd thank the maker of us all

(chorus)
D				A		GWere colored people, and we live in a tainted place
D				A		GWere colored people, and they call us the human race
D			A		GWeve got a history so full of mistakes
D				A		GAnd we are colored people who depend on a holy grace

Bm		        A		     GA piece of canvas is only the beginning for
Bm		        A		     GIt takes on character with every loving stroke
Bm		        A		     GThis thing of beauty is the passion of an artists heart
Bm		        A		     GBy gods design, we are a skin kaleidoscope
EmWeve gotta come together,
			A	DArent we all human after all?

(repeat chorus)
BmIgnorance has wronged some races
BmAnd vengeance is the Lords

BmIf 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, GWere colored people, and they call us the human race
D				A		G		D, A, GWere colored people, and we all gotta share this space
D				A		G		D, A, GWere colored people, and we live in a tainted world
D				A		G		D, A, GWere colored people, every man, woman, boy, and girl

D, A, G repeat to end