Melting Pot Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][G][C][G][C][G][C][G]
[C][G][C]
[G]

[Verse 1]
Take a pinch of white [G]man
[C]Wrap him up in black [F]skin[C]
Ad[D]d a touch of blue blood
And a little bitty [C]bit of red [G]in
dian [C]boy[D][C][G]
Oh like a curly [C]latin [G]kinkies
Oh lordy, [C]lordy,
mixed with [F]yellow chin[C]kees, yeah
You know you [D]lump it all [G]together[D]
And you got a recipe for a [G]get along scene
[C]Oh what a beautiful dream
[D]If it could only come true,
you know, you [G]know

[Verse 2]
What we [C]need is [D]a great big melting [C]pot
Big [G]enough enough [C]enough to take
The [D]world and all it's [C]got
And keep it [G]stirring for
A [C]hundred years or [D]more
And turn out [C]coffee coloured

[Interlude 1]
people by the score
[G][D][G]

[Verse 3]
Rabbis and the [G]friars[C][G][C]
Vishnus and the [F]gurus[C]
We got [D]the beatles or the sun [G]god[D]
Well it really doesn't [C]matter
What re[G]ligion you [C]choose[D][C][G]
[C]And [G]be thank[C]ful [G]lit[C]tle
mrs. [F]graceful[C]
You know that [D]livin' could be taste[G]ful[D]
We should all get together
[C]in [G]a lovin machine
[C]I think I'll call up the queen
[D]It' s only fair that she knows,
you know, [G]you know

[Verse 4]
What we [C]need is a [D]great big melting [C]pot
Big [G]enough enough [C]enough to take
The [D]world and all it's [C]got
And keep it [G]stirring [C]for[D][C]
[G][D][G][C]
[D][C][G][C][D][C]
[G]A h[C]undred years or m[D]ore
And turn out [C]coffee coloured people

[Interlude 2]
by the score
[G][D][C][G][C][G]

[Verse 5]
Cof[C]fee [D]col[C]our[G]ed[C][D][C]
[G]peo[C]ple[D][G][D][C][G]
[C]Coffee coloured [G]people
[C]Coffee coloured people [G]by the score

[Outro 1]
[G][G]