##(Verse 1)
Intro:
D A G

##(Verse 2)
Verse 1:
 Pardon 
me, your e
pidermis is showing, mister
 I couldn't h
elp but note your 
shade of melanin
 I tip my 
hat to the
 colorful arrangement
 Cause I see the b
eauty in the 
tones of our skin

##(Verse 3)
 Pre-Chorus:
 We've gotta come t
ogether and thank the 
maker of us all

##(Verse 4)
 Chorus:
 We're colored people, and we 
live in a t
ainted place
 We're colored people, and they c
all us the h
uman race
 We've got a history so 
full of mis
takes
And we are
 colored people who d
epend on a 
Holy G
rac
e

##(Verse 5)
Verse 2:
 A piece of c
anvas is 
only the beginning
 It takes on c
haracter with 
every loving stroke
 This thing of b
eauty is the p
assion of an artist's heart
 By God's de
sign, we 
are a skin kaleidoscope

##(Verse 6)
 (Pre-Chorus
)

##(Verse 7)
 (Chorus)

##(Verse 8)
 Bridge:
 Ignorance has wronged some races
 And vengeance is the Lord's
 If we aspire to share this space
 Repentance is the cur
e

##(Verse 9)
 Interlude:
 D A G

v10
 Rap:
 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 anat
omy