Here's One of my favourite songs...Coloured People by DC Talk
***The Tab is played in the INTRO, CHORUS, INTERLUDE, SECONDARY INTERLUDE, OUTRO instead of the chorus***
INTRO
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(1, 1, 1, 1... 2, 2, 2, 2... 3, 3, 3, 3... 4, 4, 4, 4)
VERSE 1
Bm G Em
Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir
Bm G Em G A
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
PRE CHORUS
C
We've gotta come together
G D
And thank the Maker of us all
CHORUS
D A G
We're coloured people, and we live in a tainted place
D A G
We're coloured 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 coloured people who depend on a Holy Grace
INTERLUDE
A D A D
(1, 1, 1, 1... 2, 2, 2, 2... 3, 3, 3, 3... 4, 4, 4, 4)
VERSE 2
Bm G Em
A piece of canvas is only the beginning for
Bm G Em G A
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
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PRE CHORUS
C
We've gotta come together,
G D
Aren't we all human after all?
CHORUS
D A G
We're coloured people, and we live in a tainted place
D A G
We're coloured 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 coloured people who depend on a Holy Grace
BRIDGE
Bm F#
Ignorance has wronged some races
Bm F#
And vengeance is the Lord's
Bm F#
If we aspire to share this space
Em
Repentance is the cure
C D
Repentance is the cure
SECONDARY INTERLUDE
A D A D
(1, 1, 1, 1... 2, 2, 2, 2... 3, 3, 3, 3... 4, 4, 4, 4)
D
Well, just a day in the shoes of a colour 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
CHORUS
D A G
We're coloured people, and we live in a tainted place
D A G
We're coloured 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 coloured people who depend on a Holy Grace
OUTRO
D A G
We're coloured people, and they call us the human race
D A G
(Oh, coloured people)
D A G
We're coloured people, and we all gotta share this space
D A G
(Yeah we've got to come together somehow)
D A G
We're coloured people, and we live in a tainted world
D A G
(Red and yellow, black and white)
D A G
We're coloured people, every man, woman, boy, and girl
D A G
(Coloured people, coloured people, coloured people, coloured people, yeah)
