O Children — Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Chords and lyrics for O Children by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (key of Em).
Verse 1
O Children by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
From The Album Lyre of Orpheus
Intro
| Em | C | Am | G D |
Verse
[Em] Pass me that lovely little gun
[C] My dear, my darling one
[Am] The cleaners are coming, one by one
[G] You don't even wanna [D]let them[Em] start
Interlude
|(Em) | C | Am | G D |
Verse
[Em] They're knocking now upon your door
[C] They measure the room, they know the score
[Am] They're mopping up the butcher's floor
[G] Of your broken [D]little [Em]hearts
Chorus
[C][Am][G]Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo [D]children
Verse
[Em] Forgive us now for what we've done
[C] It started out as a bit of fun
[Am] Here, take these before we run away
[G] The keys [D]to the [Em]gulag
Chorus
(Em) Cmaj7
Oooo children
[G] Lift up your [D]voice, lift up your [Em]voice
[Cmaj7]Children
[G] [D]Rejoice, [Em]rejoice
Interlude
|(Em) | C | Am | G D |
Verse
[Em] Here comes Frank and poor old Jim
[C] They're gathering round with all my friends
[Am] We're older now, the light is dim
[G] And you are only [D]just [Em]beginning
Chorus
[C][Am][G]Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo [D]children
Verse
[Em] We have the answer to all your fears
[C] It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear
[Am] It's round about and it's somewhere here
[G] Lost amongst [D]our [Em]winnings
Chorus
(Em) Cmaj7
Oooo children
[G] Lift up your [D]voice, lift up your [Em]voice
[Cmaj7]Children
[G] [D]Rejoice, [Em]rejoice
Verse
(Em)
The cleaners have done their job on you
[C] They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove
[Am] They've hosed you down, you're good as new
[G] And they're lining up [D]to [Em]inspect you
Chorus
[C][Am][G]Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo [D]children
Verse
[Em] Poor old Jim's white as a ghost
[C] He's found the answers that we lost
[Am] We're all weeping now, weeping because
[G] There ain't nothing we can [D]do to[Em] protect you
Chorus
(Em) Cmaj7
Oooo children
[G] Lift up your [D]voice, lift up your [Em]voice
[Cmaj7]Children
[G] [D]Rejoice, [Em]rejoice
Verse
(Em)
Hey little train! We're jumping on
The [C]train that goes to the Kingdom
[Am] We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
And the [G]train ain't even left [D]the [Em]station
Verse
(Em)
Hey little train! Wait for me!
I [C]once was blind but now I see
[Am]Have you left a seat for me?
Is that [G]such a stretch of the [D][Em]imagination?
Verse
(Em)
Hey little train! Wait for me!
I was [C]held in chains but now I'm free
[Am] I'm hanging in there, don't you see
In this [G]process of [D][Em]elimination
Verse
(Em)
Hey little train! We're jumping on
The [C]train that goes to the Kingdom
[Am]We're, we're happy, Ma, we're having fun
It's [G]beyond my wildest [D][Em]expectation
Verse
(Em)
Hey little train! We're jumping on
The [C]train that goes to the Kingdom
[Am] We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
The [G]train ain't even left [D]the [Em]station
(Fade out)
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