dcTalk – Colored People
Acordes:
Intro:
D A G 4X
D A G D A G
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Bm G Em
Pardon me, your epidermis is showing
Bm G Em
I couldn’t help but note your shade of melanin
Bm G Em
I tip my hat to the colourful arrangement
Bm G Em
Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin
C G A
We gotta come together, and thank the maker of us all
D A G
We’re colored people, and we live in a tainted place
D A G
We’re colored people, and they call us the human race
D A G
We’ve got a history so full of mistakes
D A G
And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace
A
Bm G Em
A piece of canvas is only the beginning
Bm G Em
It takes on character with every loving stroke
Bm G Em
This thing of beauty is the passion of an artist’s heart
Bm G Em
By God’s design, we are a skin kaleidoscope
C G A
We gotta come together, aren’t we all human after all?
D A G
We’re colored people, and we live in a tainted place
D A G
We’re colored people, and they call us the human race
D A G
We’ve got a history so full of mistakes
D A G
And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace
Bm Bm4
Ignorance has wronged some races
Bm Bm9
And vengeance is the Lord’s
Bm Bm4
If we aspire to share this space
Em G A
Repentance is the cure
D A G D A G
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D
Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man
A G
Should make it easy for you to see
D
That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones
A G
As a part of our anatomy
D A G
We’re colored people, and we live in a tainted place
D A G
We’re colored people, and they call us the human race
D A G
We’ve got a history so full of mistakes
D A G
And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace
D A G…
Letra:
Pardon me, your epidermis is showing
I couldn’t help but note your shade of melanin
I tip my hat to the colourful arrangement
Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin
We gotta come together, and thank the maker of us all
We’re colored people, and we live in a tainted place
We’re colored people, and they call us the human race
We’ve got a history so full of mistakes
And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace
A piece of canvas is only the beginning
It takes on character with every loving stroke
This thing of beauty is the passion of an artist’s heart
By God’s design, we are a skin kaleidoscope
We gotta come together, aren’t we all human after all?
We’re colored people, and we live in a tainted place
We’re colored people, and they call us the human race
We’ve got a history so full of mistakes
And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace
Ignorance has wronged some races
And vengeance is the Lord’s
If we aspire to share this space
Repentance is the cure
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
We’re colored people, and we live in a tainted place
We’re colored people, and they call us the human race
We’ve got a history so full of mistakes
And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace
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