Tuning: E A D G B E

Standard Tuning EADGBe [Intro] Em C Am G D/F# [Verse 1]

^EmPass me that lovely little gun, ^Cmy dear my darling one ^AmThe cleaners are coming one by one, y^Gou don't even want ^D/F#to let them start ^Emooooo^Coooo^Amooooh^Ghh ^D/F#

[Verse 2]

^EmThey are knocking now upon your door,^C they measure the room they know the score ^AmThey're mopping up the butcher's floor, ^Gof your broken lit^D/F#tle hearts ^Emooooo^Coooo^Amooooh^Ghh ^D/F#children

[Verse 3]

^EmForgive us now for what we've done,^C it started out as a bit of fun ^AmHere take these before we run away, the ^Gkeys to the ^D/F#gulag

[Chorus 1]

^EmOoooh ^Cmaj7children,...^GLift up your voi^D/F#ce, lift up your voice ^Em ^Em......^Cmaj7Children, rejo^Gice, ^D/F#rejoice..^Em..

[Verse 4]

^EmHere comes Frank and poor old Jim,^C they're gathering round with all my friends ^AmWe're older now, the light is dim, ^Gand you are onl^D/F#y just beginning ^Emooooo^Coooo^Amooooh^Ghh ^D/F#children

[Verse 5]

^EmWe have the answer to all your fears, ^Cit's short it's simple it's crystal clear ^AmIt's round about it's somewhere here, ^Glost amongst^D/F# our winnings

[Chorus 2]

^EmOoooh ^Cmaj7children,...^GLift up your voi^D/F#ce, lift up your voice ^Em ^Em......^Cmaj7Children, rejo^Gice, ^D/F#rejoice..^Em..

[Verse 6]

^EmThe cleaners have done their job on you,^C they're hip to it man they're in the groove ^AmThey've hosed you down you're good as new, and ^Gthey're lining up to ^D/F#inspect you ^Emooooo^Coooo^Amooooh^Ghh ^D/F#children

[Verse 7]

^EmPoor old Jim's white as a ghost,^C he's found the answer that we lost ^AmWe're all weeping now, weeping because, th^Gere ain't nothing we can ^D/F#do to protect you

[Chorus 3]

^EmOoooh ^Cmaj7children,...^GLift up your voi^D/F#ce, lift up your voice ^Em ^Em......^Cmaj7Children, rejo^Gice, ^D/F#rejoice..^Em..

[Outro]

^EmHey little train, we're jumping on!, the ^Ctrain that goes to the Kingdom ^AmWe're happy Ma we're having fun, and the ^Gtrain ain't even ^D/F#left the stat^Emion

^EmHey little train, wait for me! I ^Conce was blind but now I see ^AmHave you left a seat for me? ^Gis that such a stretch of the ^D/F#imagin^Emation?

^EmHey little train, wait for me! ^CI was held in chains but now I'm free ^AmI'm hanging in there don't you see, in this ^Gprocess of ^D/F#eliminat^Emion

^EmHey little train, we're jumping on! the ^Ctrain that goes to the Kingdom ^AmWe're happy Ma we're having fun, it's bey^Gond my wildest^D/F# expect^Emation

^EmHey little train, we're jumping on! the ^Ctrain that goes to the Kingdom ^AmWe're happy Ma we're having fun, and the ^Gtrain ain't even ^D/F#left the stat^Emion

(fade out)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - O children