C G I was born in Alabama, but I never knew my Momma. Bb F She gave me away at three months old. C G Some folks in Mississippi took me in an' kept me, Bb F An' treated me just like I was their own. Am G F A Holiness preacher man's daughter, Dm F G And a hard-working sharecropper father. C G An' my real Momma was Apache, my real Daddy? Hell, don't ask me. Bb F Momma says she don't remember him. C G An' I'm sure somewhere in my history, I've got some slave blood in me. Bb F An' some folks think I look Mexican. Am G F I never really fit in any place, Dm F G 'Cause there's always a part of me to hate. F I'm the rainbow man. C That's who I am. G C I'm a little white an' black an' red and tanned. F C/E Dm Gsus I've got all these different colors in my skin. C I'm the rainbow man. C G Well, I know you may doubt it, but if you stop an' think about it, Bb F There's one common thing that we've all got. C G People from all countries come here because they're hungry, Bb F For what's cookin' in America's meltin' pot. Am G F We're all different but the same. Dm G Red's the only color in our veins. F And I'm the rainbow man. C Livin' in a rainbow land. G C I'm white an' black an' yellow an' brown an' red and tanned. F C/E Dm Gsus And I'm so proud of all the colors that I am: C I'm the rainbow man. F C/E Dm Gsus All these colors make me American, C Cb I'm the rainbow man.