Choice Of Colors Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Asus4][F][Bb]

[Verse 1]
[Bb]People[F][Bb][C][Bb]
[F]mus[D]t prove [C]to the people
[Bb]A better day is coming
[F]But[G] you wait for me oh yeah, yea[D]h
Alright, alright, alright, then he said

[Verse 2]
If you had [D]a choice of colors
Which one would you choose my brothers
If there were no day or night
Which would you prefer to be right

[Verse 3]
How long have you [C]hated
[G]your white teacher[C][G]
Who told you to love
your black preacher
Could you [Am]respect [D]your
brother's woman friend
And share with black folks not of kin

[Verse 4]
[D]People must prove [C]to the people
A better day is [Bb]coming for
you [F]and for [G]me
And with a [D]little bit more [C]education
With love [Bb]for our nation will make
a bet[F]ter so[G]ciety

[Verse 5]
[D]Now some of us would rather
cuss and make a fuss
Than to bring about a little trust
But we shall overcome our beliefs someday
If you will only listen to what I have to say
[F]How lon[D]g have

[Verse 6]
[C]you [G]hated
your white teacher
Who told you [C]to love[G]
your black preacher
Can you [D]respect your
brother's woman friend
And share with black folks not of kin

[Verse 7]
I'm telling [D]you,
people [C]must prove to the people
A better day [Bb]is coming
for you and [F]for me[G]
And with a [D]little bit more [C]education
And love [F]for our [Bb]na tion will
make a [F]better so[G]ciety

[Verse 8]
If you had [D]a choice of colors
Which one would you choose my brothers
If there were no day or night
Which would you prefer to be right

[Verse 9]
[D]If you had a choice of colors
Which one would you choose my brothers
If there were no day or night
Which would you prefer to be right

[Verse 10]
[D]If you had a choice of colors
Which one would you choose my brothers
If there were no day or night
Which would you prefer to be right

[Verse 11]
If you had a [D]choice of colors
Which one would you choose my brothers