Intro: D / G / Asus4 / A / D / A7
D G
Take a pinch of white man 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
D D7
Curly Latin kinkies
G
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
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
Bridge: C / Bm / A
D G
Rabbis and the friars 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
D D7
Mick and Lady Faithfull
G
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
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