O Children chords by Nick Cave

Chords with lyrics

Key:           G+G

Intro: E minorEm C majorC A minorAm G+G D MajorD

Verse 1:
E minorEm
  Pass me that lovely little gun
C majorC
  My dear, my darling one
A minorAm
  The cleaners are coming, one by one
G+G      D MajorD
  You don't even want to let them start

Bridge: E minorEm C majorC A minorAm G+G D MajorD

Verse 2:
E minorEm
  They are knocking now upon your door
C majorC
  They measure the room, they know the score
A minorAm
  They're mopping up the butcher's floor
G+G         D MajorD
  Of your broken little hearts

Chorus 1:

E minorEm  C majorC  A minorAm  G+G  D MajorD
Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children

Verse 3:
E minorEm
  Forgive us now for what we've done
C majorC
  It started out as a bit of fun
A minorAm
  Here, take these before we run away
G+G      D MajorD
  The keys to the gulag

Chorus 2:
E minorEm    C7C7+
  Oooo children
G+G        D MajorD           E minorEm
  Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
C7C7+
  Children
G+G   D MajorD    E minorEm  C majorC  A minorAm   G+G D MajorD
  Rejoice, rejoice

Bridge: E minorEm C majorC A minorAm G+G D MajorD

Verse 4:
Here comes Frank and poor old Jim
They're gathering round with all my friends
We're older now, the light is dim
And you are only just beginning

Chorus 1:

Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children

Verse 5:
We have the answer to all your fears
It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear
It's round about, it's somewhere here
Lost amongst our winnings

Chorus 2:
Oooo children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice

Verse 6:
The cleaners have done their job on you
They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove
They've hosed you down, you're good as new
They're lining up to inspect you

Chorus 1:

Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children


Verse 7:
Poor old Jim's white as a ghost
He's found the answer that was lost
We're all weeping now, weeping because
There ain't nothing we can do to protect you

Chorus 2:
Oooo children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice

Verse 8:
Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
And the train ain't even left the station

Verse 9:
Hey little train! Wait for me!
I once was blind but now I see
Have you left a seat for me?
Is that such a stretch of the imagination?

Verse 10:
Hey little train! Wait for me!
I was held in chains but now I'm free
I'm hanging in there, don't you see
In this process of elimination

Verse 11:
Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
It's beyond my wildest expectation

Verse 12:
Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun