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Key: F major
Intro 1
D
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Dsus4
Dsus4

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Verse 1
Dsus4
Dsus4

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Children,
D
D

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Dsus4
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go where I send thee
D
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Dsus4
Dsus4

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Children, go where I send thee
D
D

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How shall I send thee?
Verse 2
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Am
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Children, go where I send thee
Verse 3

How shall I send thee?
Am
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D
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Well, I'm gonna send them one by one

One for the little bitty baby
Verse 4
F
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G
G

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He was born, born
Am
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C
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He was born in Bethlehem
D
D

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Verse 5
C
C

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D
D

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C
C

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D
D

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Children, go where I send thee
G
G

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D
D

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How should I send thee?
Verse 6
D
D

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C
C

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D
D

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Well, I'm gonna send them two by two

Two for Paul and Silas
C
C

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D
D

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One for the little bitty baby
Verse 7
F
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G
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He was born, born
Am
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A
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C
C

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He was born in Bethlehem
D
D

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Verse 8
C
C

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D

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Children, go where I send thee

How shall I send thee?
Verse 9
D
D

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Well, I'm gonna send them
C
C

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D
D

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three by three

Three for the Hebrew children
C
C

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D
D

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Two for Paul and Silas

One for the little bitty baby
Verse 10
F
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G
G

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He was born, born
Am
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C
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He was born in Bethlehem
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D

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Verse 11

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C

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Children, go where I send thee

How shall I send thee?
Verse 12
D
D

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C
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D
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Well, I'm gonna send them six by six
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G

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Six for the six who never got fixed
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D

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Five for the gospel preachers
Verse 13
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D

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Four for the four who stood at the door

Three for the Hebrew children
G
G

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Two for Paul and Silas
C
C

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One for the little bitty baby
D
D

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He was
Verse 14
F
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born, born
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Am
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C
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Whoa, He was born in Bethlehem
D
D

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Verse 15

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D
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Children, go where I send thee
G
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How shall I send thee?
D
D

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And I'm
Verse 16

gonna send
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them eight by eight

Eight for the eight who stood at the gate

Seven for the seven who

never got to heaven
G
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And six for the six that never got fixed

Five for the gospel preachers
Verse 17
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D

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Four for the four who stood at the door

Three for the Hebrew children
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Two for Paul and Silas

One for the little bitty baby
Verse 18
F
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He was born, born
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Am
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Baby, He was born in
C
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Bethlehem
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Verse 19
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D
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C
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Children, go where I send thee

How shall I send thee?
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And baby, I'm
Verse 20
D
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gonna send them ten by ten

Ten for the Ten Commandments

And nine for the nine who
C
C

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D
D

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dressed so fine
Verse 21
D
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G
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Eight for the eight who stood at the gate
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And seven for the seven who

never got to heaven

And six for the six who never got fixed
C
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D
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Five for the gospel preachers
Verse 22
D
D

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Four for the four who
G
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D
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stood at the door
C
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Three for the Hebrew children

Two for Paul and Silas

And one for the little bitty baby
C
C

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D
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He was born,
Verse 23
F
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born
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Am
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C
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D
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Yeah, yeah, He was born in Bethlehem
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G
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He was born in Bethlehem
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D

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Children, go
Verse 24
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Am
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where I send thee
C
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D
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G
G

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How shall I send thee?
D
D

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Children, go where I send thee
Am
Am

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C
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D
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Tell me, how should I send
C
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D
D

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thee? Oh yeah

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Verse 25

Children, go where I send thee

Children, go where I send thee

Children, go where I send thee

Children, go where I send thee
Verse 26

How shall I send thee?


Take the children

Children, go where I send thee

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

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Chords
  • D

  • Dsus4

  • Am

  • C

  • F

  • G

  • A

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Children Go Where I Send Thee by REO Speedwagon is F major.

The primary chords used in Children Go Where I Send Thee are F, Fsus4, Cm, Eb, Ab, Bb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, Fsus4, Cm, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Children Go Where I Send Thee is approximately 207 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Children Go Where I Send Thee using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with REO Speedwagon.

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