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O Children original guitar chords by 
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 
Key: E minor•BPM: 62
Intro 1
Em
C
Am
G
D
Verse 1
Em
Pass me that lovely little gun
C
My dear, my darling one
Am
The cleaners are coming, one by one
G
D/F#
You don't even want to let them
Em
C
Am
G
D/F#
start
Verse 2
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
D/F#
Of your broken little hearts
Em
C
Am
G
D/F#
(Oh, children)
Verse 3
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/F#
The keys to the gulag
Chorus 1
Em
C
G
(Oh, children)
D
(Lift up your voice, lift up your voice)
Em
C
G
(Children)
D
(Rejoice, rejoice)
Interlude 1
Em
C
Come on, come on
Am
G
D/F#
Come on, come on
Verse 4
Em
Here comes Frank and poor old Jim
C
They're gathering round with all my friends
Am
We're older now, and the light is dim
G
D/F#
And you are only just beginning
Em
C
G
D
D/F#
(Oh, children)
Verse 5
Em
We have the answer to all your fears
C
It's short, it's simple, it's crystal-clear
Am
It's roundabout and it's somewhere here
G
D/F#
Lost amongst our winnings
Chorus 2
Em
C
G
(Oh, children)
D
(Lift up your voice, lift up your voice)
Em
C
G
(Children)
D
(Rejoice, rejoice)
Verse 6
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/F#
Em
And they're lining up to in spect you
C
Am
G
D/F#
(children)
Verse 7
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
D/F#
There ain't nothing we can do to
Chorus 3
Em
C
G
(protect you) (children)
D
(Lift up your voice, lift up your voice)
Em
C
G
(Children)
D
(Rejoice, rejoice)
Bridge 1
Em
(Hey little train, train, we're jumping on)
C
(The train that goes to the Kingdom)
Am
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
G
D/F#
And the train ain't even left the station
Em
(Hey, little train, wait for me)
C
(I once was blind but now I see)
Am
And have you left a seat for me?
G
D/F#
Is that such a stretch of the imagination
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/F#
In this process of elimination
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
D/F#
It's beyond my wildest expectation
[Repeat and fade]
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