...MELTING POT... by Blue Mink
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*from 'Blue Mink' (1969)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: F)
Intro:
D G Asus4 A, D, A7
Verse 1:
D
Take a pinch of white man,
G
Wrap it up in black skin,
A A7
Add a touch of blue blood,
D G A G
And a little bitty bit of Red Indian boy.
Verse 2:
D D7
Curly Latin kinkies,
G G7
Mixed with yellow Chinkees,
A A7
If you lump it all together,
D
Well, you've got a recipe for a get-along scene;
G A
Oh, what a beautiful dream,
A7
If it could only come true, you know, you know.
Chorus 1:
D G A G
What we need is a great big melting pot,
D G A G
Big e-nough to take the world and all it's got.
D G A
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
G D
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
Interlude:
D C Bm A
Verse 3:
D
Rabbis and the friars,
G
Bishops and the Gurus,
A A7
We got the Beatles, or the Sun God,
Well, it really doesn't matter,
D G A G
What re-ligion you choose, no, no no, ooh.
Verse 4:
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D D7
Mick and Lady Faithfull,
G G7
Or... Mrs. Graceful,
A A7
You know that livin' could be tasteful,
D
We should all get together in a lovin' machine,
G A
I better call up the Queen,
A7
It's only fair that she knows, you know, you know.
Chorus 2:
D G A G
What we need is a great big melting pot,
D G A G
Big e-nough to take the world and all it's got.
D G A
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
G D A7
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
Chorus 3:
D G A G
What we need is a great big melting pot,
D G
Big e-nough, big enough, big e-nough,
A G
To take the world and all it's got.
D G A
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
G D A7
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
(Repeat to Fade)
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D7 G7 C Bm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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|_______| Joel from cLuMsY, 2009 =
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