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