nIntro:n[D A G] 4Xnn[D        A        G       D                 A       G ]n1...1...1...1...2...2...2...2...3...3...3...3...4...4...4...4...nn[Bm G       Em]nPardon me, your epidermis is showingn[Bm      G      Em]nI couldn't help but note your shade of melaninn[Bm G     Em]nI tip my hat to the colourful arrangementn[Bm G        Em]nCause I see the beauty in the tones of our skinnn[C   G      A]nWe gotta come together, and thank the maker of us allnn[D         A G]nWe're colored people, and we live in a tainted placen[D           A   G]nWe're colored people, and they call us the human racen[D         A G]nWe've got a history so full of mistakesn[D        A         G]nAnd we are colored people who depend on a Holy Gracenn[A]nn[Bm      G         Em]nA piece of canvas is only the beginningn[Bm      G Em]nIt takes on character with every loving stroken[Bm          G     Em]nThis thing of beauty is the  passion  of an artist's heartn[Bm     G          Em]nBy God's design, we are a skin kaleidoscopennn[C G       A]nWe gotta come together, aren't we all human after all?nn[D         A G]nWe're colored people, and we live in a tainted placen[D           A   G]nWe're colored people, and they call us the human racen[D         A G]nWe've got a history so full of mistakesn[D        A         G]nAnd we are colored people who depend on a Holy Gracennn[Bm Bm4]nIgnorance has wronged some racesn[Bm   Bm9]nAnd vengeance is the Lord'sn[Bm    Bm4]nIf we aspire to share this spacen[Em        G A]nRepentance is the curenn[D        A        G       D                 A       G ]n1...1...1...1...2...2...2...2...3...3...3...3...4...4...4...4...nn        [D]nWell, just a day in the shoes of a color blind mann      [A G]nShould make it easy for you to seen[D]nThat these diverse tones do more than cover our bonesn       [A G]nAs a part of our anatomynn[D         A G]nWe're colored people, and we live in a tainted placen[D           A   G]nWe're colored people, and they call us the human racen[D         A G]nWe've got a history so full of mistakesn[D        A         G]nAnd we are colored people who depend on a Holy Gracennn[D A G]...