O Children chords

[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 e[D]ven want to let them start

[BRIDGE]
[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] Of your broken l[D]ittle hearts

[CHORUS]
[Em] [C] [Am] O[G] chil[D]dren


[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 t[D]o the gulag

[CHORUS]
[Em] Oooo chi[Cmaj7]ldren
[G] Lift up your v[D]oice, lift up your voic[Em]e
[Cmaj7] Children
[G] Rejo[D]ice, rejo[Em]ice [C] [Am] [G] [D]

[BRIDGE]
[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 onl[D]y just beginning

[CHORUS]
[Em] [C] [Am] O[G] chil[D]dren


[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]Lost amongst[D] our winnings

[CHORUS]
[Em] Oooo chi[Cmaj7]ldren
[G] Lift up your v[D]oice, lift up your voic[Em]e
[Cmaj7] Children
[G] Rejo[D]ice, rejo[Em]ice [C] [Am] [G] [D]

[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 inspect you

[CHORUS]
[Em](Verse[C]) [Am] [G] [D]
[Em]Poor old Jim's white as a ghost
[C]He's found the answer that we lost
[Am]We're all weeping now, weeping because
[G]There ain't nothing we can [D]do to protect you

[CHORUS]
[Em] Oooo chi[Cmaj7]ldren
[G] Lift up your v[D]oice, lift up your voic[Em]e
[Cmaj7] Children
[G] Rejo[D]ice, rejo[Em]ice [C] [Am] [G] [D]

[VERSE]
[Em]Hey little train! We're jumping on
[C]The train that goes to the Kingdom
[Am]We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
[G]And the train ain'[D]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]Is that such a stre[D]tch 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]In this process o[D]f elimination

[VERSE]
[Em]Hey little train! We're jumping on
[C]The train that goes to the Kingdom
[Am]We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
[G]It's beyond my w[D]ildest expectation

[VERSE]
[Em]Hey little train! We're jumping on
[C]The train that goes to the Kingdom
[Am]We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
[G]And the train ain'[D]t even left the station

[Fade out]