O Children (and The Bad Seeds)

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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            D
   You don't even want to let them start
 
Interlude: Em   C   Am   G D
 
Verse:
Em
   They are knocking now upon your door                 
C
   They measure the room, they know the score           
Am
   They're mopping up the butcher's floor                       
G                 D
   Of your broken little hearts                         
 
Chorus:
Em    C    Am   G    D
Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo 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           D
   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    C    Am     G  D
   Rejoice, rejoice     
 
Interlude: Em   C   Am   G   Em
 
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           D               Em
And you are only just beginning                         
 
Chorus:
      C    Am   G    D
Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo 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, it's somewhere here    
G       D               Em
Lost amongst our winnings                               
 
Chorus:
Em        Cmaj7
   Oooo children                                                
G               D                      Em
   Lift up your voice, lift up your voice                       
Cmaj7
   Children
G     D        Em    C    Am     G  D
   Rejoice, 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               D     Em
They're lining up to inspect you                        
 
Chorus:
      C    Am   G    D
Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children                                            
 
Verse:
Em
Poor old Jim's white as a ghost    
C
He's found the answer that was lost  
Am
We're all weeping now, weeping because 
G                   D           Em
There ain't nothing we can do to protect you            
 
Chorus:
Em        Cmaj7
   Oooo children                                                
G               D                      Em
   Lift up your voice, lift up your voice                       
Cmaj7
   Children
G     D        Em    C    Am     G  D
   Rejoice, rejoice                                      
 
Verse:
    Em
Hey little train! We are all jumping on 
          C
The train that goes to the Kingdom 
      Am
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun    
            G        D               Em
And the train ain't even left the station               
 
Verse:
                       Em
Hey little train! Wait for me! 
       C
I once was blind but now I see  
  Am
Have you left a seat for me?    
          G                     D    Em
Is that such a stretch of the imagination?              
 
Verse:
                       Em
Hey little train! Wait for me!      
      C
I was held in chains but now I'm free  
    Am
I'm hanging in there, don't you see   
           G        D     Em
In this process of elimination                          
 
Verse:
                                Em
Hey little train! We are all jumping on   
          C
The train that goes to the Kingdom    
      Am
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun  
     G                 D    Em
It's beyond my wildest expectation                      
 
Verse:
                                Em
Hey little train! We are all jumping on    
          C
The train that goes to the Kingdom     
      Am
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun        
G                          D        Em
And the train ain't even left the station
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Biography

Nicholas Edward Cave AO (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian singer, songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional actor, best known for fronting the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Cave’s music is generally characterized by his baritone voice, emotional intensity, a wide variety of influences and lyrical obsessions with death, religion, love and violence.

Born and raised in rural Victoria, Cave studied art before fronting The Birthday Party, one of Melbourne’s leading post-punk bands, in the late 1970s.

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