Intro | |2-------2-----2-----5---2----(2)|--------------------------------| | |3-------3-----3-----3---3-------|3h5-----5-----5/7-------3---3/5-| |4|--------------------------------(2)--2-------2-2/4---0---0-------| |4|----0-------0-----0-------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | |2-------2-----2-----5---2----(2)|--------------------------------| | |3-------3-----3-----3---3-------|3h5-----5-----3-----3-------3/5-| |4|--------------------------------(2)--2-------0-----0-0-----------| |4|----0-------0-----0-------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | |2-------2-----2-----5---2----(2)|--------------------------------| | |3-------3-----3-----3---3-------|3h5-----5-----5/7-------3---3/5-| |4|--------------------------------(2)--2-------2-2/4---0---0-------| |4|----0-------0-----0-------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | |2-------2-----2-----5---2----(2)|--------------------------------| | |3-------3-----3-----3---3-------|3h5-----5-----3-----3-------3/5-| |4|--------------------------------(2)--2-------0-----0-0-----------| |4|----0-------0-----0-------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | |2-------2-----2-----5---2----(2)|--------------------------------| | |3-------3-----3-----3---3-------|3h5-----5-----5/7-------3---3/5-| |4|--------------------------------(2)--2-------2-2/4---0---0-------| |4|----0-------0-----0-------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | |2-------2-----2-----5---2----(2)|--------------------------------| | |3-------3-----3-----3---3-------|3h5-----5-----3-----3-------3/5-| |4|--------------------------------(2)--2-------0-----0-0-----------| |4|----0-------0-----0-------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a Verse | |--------2-----------------------|------------------------3-2-0---| | |----2h3-----------------3-----3-|--------3---------------------3-| |4|------------4-----------4-----4-|--------0-----------------------| |4|--4-----------------------------|--------------------------------| | |2-------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |---------------(3)-(3)----------(0)-(0)---------(0)-(0)----------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a Pardon me, your epidermis is showing x = muted scratch | |--------2-----------------------|--------------------------------| | |----2h3-----------------3-----3-|x-------3-------3---3-----------| |4|------------4-----------4-----4-|x-------0-------0-----0-2-------| |4|--4-----------------------------|----------------0-------2-------| | |2-------------------------------|------------------------0-------| | |---------------(3)-(3)----------|---(0)--------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a I couldn't help but note your shade of melanin | |--------2---------------3-----3-|x-----------------------3-2-0---| | |----2h3-----------------3-----3-|x-------3---------------------3-| |4|------------4-------------------|--------0------------(0)--------| |4|--4-----------------------------|--------------------------------| | |2-------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |---------------(3)-(3)----------|---------------(0)-(0)----------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement Cause I | |--------2-----2-x---------------|--------------------------------| | |----2h3-------3-x-------3-----3-|x-------3-------3-------3---3---| |4|------------------------4-----4-|x-------0-------0-------0-----0-| |4|--4-----------------------------|--------------------------------| | |2-------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |-------------------(3)----------|---(0)--------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a see the beauty in the tones of our skin | |--------3---3--3-3------3-------|--------3---3--3----------------| | |------3-3---3--3-3------3-------|----3---3---3--3----------------| |4|----5---------------5---5-------|----4---4---------------6-------| |4|--5-----------------5-----------|----5-------------------7-------| | |3-------------------3-----------|5---5-------------------7-------| | |--------------------------------|3-----------------------5-------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a We gotta come together, and thank the maker of us all Chorus | |2-------2-----2-----5---2----(2)|--------------------------------| | |3-------3-----3-----3---3-------|3h5-----5-----5/7-------3---3/5-| |4|--------------------------------(2)--2-------2-2/4---0---0-------| |4|----0-------0-----0-------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place | |2-------2-----2-----5---2----(2)|--------------------------------| | |3-------3-----3-----3---3-------|3h5-----5-----3-----3-------3/5-| |4|--------------------------------(2)--2-------0-----0-0-----------| |4|----0-------0-----0-------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a We're colored people, and they call us the human race | |2-------2-----2-----5---2----(2)|--------------------------------| | |3-------3-----3-----3---3-------|3h5-----5-----5/7-------3---3/5-| |4|--------------------------------(2)--2-------2-2/4---0---0-------| |4|----0-------0-----0-------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a We've got a history so full of mistakes And we are | |2-------2-----2-----5---2----(2)|--------------------------------| | |3-------3-----3-----3---3-------|3h5-----5-----3-----3-----------| |4|--------------------------------(2)--2-------0-----0-0-----------| |4|----0-------0-----0-------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a colored people who depend on a Holy Grace Bridge | |--------0------0--3-0-------0---|--------3---0-3---0-2-----------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4|-----------(2)------------------|--------------------------------| |4|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | (0)---------------------(0)------(0)---------------------(0)------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | |--------0------0--3-0-------0---|--------3---0-3---0-2---3-2-0---| | |--------------------------------|------------------------------3-| |4|-----------(2)------------------|--------------------------------| |4|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | (0)---------------------(0)------(0)------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a - Verse A piece of canvas is on;y the beginning It takes on character with every loving stroke Thins 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? - Chorus Break ^ = bend up and back down | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4|--------------------------------|----9^--------------9^--9-\\| |4|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a Ignorance has wronged some races and | |--------------------------------|1412--12--101210--1210----------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4|--------------------------------|------------------------11------| |4|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a vengeance is the Lord's | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a If we aspire to share this space | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |10---------\9-----------------|3--/5--/7---------------7-----| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a Repentace is the cure - Rap (played the same as chorus) Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man Should make it easy for you to see That these diverse tone do more than color our bones As a part of our anatomy Chorus (twice) sometime during the chorus change to this rif or have another guitar do it. | |10------10----10--1010--10--1010|9-------9-----9---7-7---7---7-9-| | |10------10----10--1010--10--1010|10------10----10--8-8---8---8-10| |4|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a Continue playing until it fades out.