Biography:
dc Talk is made up of Toby McKeehan (tobyMac), Michael Tait, and Kevin Max.
The three met while they were young men at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. They formed the band dc Talk (a reference to Washington D.C., but later marketed as 'decent Christian talk' by their label) and, as of the year 2000, spent twelve solid years together, performing all over the world, recording 6 albums, and earning many awards, including 4 Grammy awards.
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Other songs:
- In The Light
- What If I Stumble
- Between You And Me
- Colored People
- Coloured People
- Consume Me
- Day By Day
- Fearless
- I Wish Wed All Been Ready
- Into Jesus
- Its Killing Me
- Jesus Freak
- Like It Love It Need It
- Luv Is A Verb
- My Will
- Red Letters
- Say The Words Now
- Supernatural
- The Hardway
- Time Is
- Walls
- What Have We Become
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
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 chords***
INTRO
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B--7-----7-----7-----10--7-------|--7-----------------------------------|
G--7-----7-----7-----7---7-------|--7h9-----9-----9/11--7-----7--7/9----|
D-----0-----0-----0---------0----|-------7--7--7--7/9---5--5--5---------|
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B--7-----7-----7-----10--7-------|--7-----------------------------------|
G--7-----7-----7-----7---7-------|--7h9-----9----7-----7--7/9-----------|
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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
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)
***The Tab is played in the INTRO, CHORUS, INTERLUDE, SECONDARY INTERLUDE, OUTRO instead of the chords***
INTRO
E--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B--7-----7-----7-----10--7-------|--7-----------------------------------|
G--7-----7-----7-----7---7-------|--7h9-----9-----9/11--7-----7--7/9----|
D-----0-----0-----0---------0----|-------7--7--7--7/9---5--5--5---------|
A--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B--7-----7-----7-----10--7-------|--7-----------------------------------|
G--7-----7-----7-----7---7-------|--7h9-----9----7-----7--7/9-----------|
D-----0-----0-----0---------0----|-------7--7--7/5--5--5----------------|
A--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
(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
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)
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