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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - O Children: chords

Em
Pass me that lovely little gun
C
My dear, my darling one
Am
The cleaners are coming, one by one
G               D              Em
You don't even wanna let them start

They are knocking now upon your door
They measure the room, they know the score
They're mopping up the butcher's floor
Of your broken little hearts

Chorus:
Em  C    Am   G       D
Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children

Forgive us now for what we've done
It started out as a bit of fun
Here, take these before we run away
The keys to the gulag

Chorus:
Em    Cmaj7
Oooo children
G             D                   Em
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Cmaj7
Children
G  D        Em
Rejoice, rejoice

Here comes Frank and poor old Jim
They're gathering round with all my friends
We're older now, the light is dim
And you are only just beginning

Chorus:
Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children

We have the answer to all your fears
It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear
It's round about and it's somewhere here
Lost amongst our winnings

Chorus:
O children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice

Hey, little train, we are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
And the train ain't even left the station

Hey, little train, wait for me!
I once was blind, but now I see
Have you left a seat for me?
Is that such a stretch of the imagination?

Hey little train, wait for me!
I was held in chains, but now I'm free
I'm hanging in there, don't you see?
In this process of elimination

Hey little train, we are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
It's beyond my wildest expectation

Hey little train, we are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
And the train ain't even left the station

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