A I've been around a while
E I know wrong from right
F#m I learned a long time ago
Things, they're A always black and white
Just like you E can't judge a book by the cover
F#m We all gotta be careful
A How we treat one another
 
A Skin Deep
E Skin Deep
F#m Underneath we're all the same
A Skin Deep
E Skin Deep
F#m Underneath we're all the same
A We all are the same
 
A A man in Louisiana
E He never called me by my name
F#m He said, "Boy do this" and "Boy do that"
A But I never once complained
A I knew he had a good heart
E But he just didn't understand
F#m That I needed to be treated
A Just like any other man
 
A Skin Deep
E Skin Deep
F#m Underneath we're all the same
A Skin Deep
E Skin Deep
F#m Underneath we're all the same
A We're all of the same
 
A I sat my little child down
E When he was old enough to know
F#m I said out there in this big wide world
A You're gonna meet all kinds of folk
A I said son it all comes down
E To just one simple rule
F#m That you treat everybody just the way
A You want them to treat you
 
A Skin Deep
E Skin Deep
F#m Underneath we're all the same
A Skin Deep
E Skin Deep
F#m Underneath we're all the same
A Skin Deep
E Skin Deep
F#m Underneath we're all the same
A Skin Deep
E Skin Deep
F#m Underneath we're all the same
A We all are the same