Tom: Am
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[Verse 1]
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“Goodnight”, I said to my little son,
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so tired out when the day was done;
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then he said as I tucked him in:
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“Tell me Daddy what color’s God’s skin?”
[Chorus]
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What color is God’s skin?
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What color is God’s skin? I said it’s
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black, brown, it’s yellow, it's red, it is white;
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ev’ry man’s the same in the good Lord’s sight.”
[Verse 2]
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He looked at me with his shinin' eyes,
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I knew I could tell no lies when he
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said "Daddy, why do the diff’rent races fight
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if we’re the same in the good Lord’s sight?”
[Chorus]
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What color is God’s skin?
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What color is God’s skin? I said it’s
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black, brown, it’s yellow, it's red, it is white;
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ev’ry man’s the same in the good Lord’s sight.”
[Verse 3]
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Son, that’s part of our suffering past but the
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whole human family is learning at last that the
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thing we missed on the road we trod is
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walking as the daughters and the sons of God.”
[Chorus]
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What color is God’s skin?
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What color is God’s skin? I said it’s
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black, brown, it’s yellow, it's red, it is white;
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ev’ry man’s the same in the good Lord’s sight.”
[Chorus]
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What color is God’s skin?
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What color is God’s skin? I said it’s
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black, brown, it’s yellow, it's red, it is white;
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ev’ry man’s the same in the good Lord’s sight.”
[Outro]
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Ev’ry man’s the same in the good Lord’s sight.”
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Ev’ry man’s the same in the good Lord’s sight.”
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