O Children chords by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

From 1st to 6th string
Em7: 330220; A6: 22220x

Intro:
B minorBm / G+G / E minor 7Em7 / D MajorD A major 6A6


Verse:
B minorBm
  Pass me that lovely little gun
G+G
  My dear, my darling one
E minor 7Em7
  The cleaners are coming, one by one
D MajorD      A major 6A6
  You don't even want to let them start

Bridge:
B minorBm / G+G / E minor 7Em7 / D MajorD A major 6A6


Verse:
B minorBm
  They are knocking now upon your door
G+G
  They measure the room, they know the score
E minor 7Em7
  They're mopping up the butcher's floor
D MajorD        A major 6A6
  Of your broken little hearts


Chorus:
B minorBm  G+G  E minor 7Em7 D MajorD  A major 6A6
        O children


Verse:
B minorBm
  Forgive us now for what we've done
G+G
  It started out as a bit of fun
E minor 7Em7
  Here, take these before we run away
D MajorD      A major 6A6
  The keys to the gulag

Chorus:
B minorBm    G+G
  Oooo children
D MajorD       A major 6A6           B minorBm
  Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
G+G
  Children
E minor 7Em7   D MajorD    A major 6A6  B minorBm  G+G   D MajorD A major 6A6
  Rejoice, rejoice


Bridge:
B minorBm / G+G / E minor 7Em7 / D MajorD A major 6A6


Verse:
B minorBm
Here comes Frank and poor old Jim
G+G
They're gathering round with all my friends
E minor 7Em7
We're older now, the light is dim
D MajorD       A major 6A6
And you are only just beginning


Chorus:
B minorBm  G+G  E minor 7Em7 D MajorD  A major 6A6
        O children


Verse:
B minorBm
We have the answer to all your fears
G+G
It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear
E minor 7Em7
It's round about, it's somewhere here
D MajorD     A major 6A6
Lost amongst our winnings


Chorus:
B minorBm     G+G
  Oooo children
D MajorD       A major 6A6           B minorBm
  Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
G+G
  Children
E minor 7Em7   D MajorD    A major 6A6  B minorBm  G+G   D MajorD A major 6A6
  Rejoice, rejoice


Verse:
B minorBm
The cleaners have done their job on you
G+G
They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove
E minor 7Em7
They've hosed you down, you're good as new
D MajorD          A major 6A6
And they're lining up to inspect you


Chorus:
B minorBm  G+G  E minor 7Em7 D MajorD  A major 6A6
        O children


Verse:
B minorBm
Poor old Jim's white as a ghost
G+G
He's found the answer that we lost
E minor 7Em7
We're all weeping now, weeping because
D MajorD             A major 6A6
There ain't nothing we can do to protect you


Chorus:
B minorBm     G+G
  Oooo children
D MajorD       A major 6A6           B minorBm
  Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
G+G
  Children
E minor 7Em7   D MajorD    A major 6A6  B minorBm  G+G   D MajorD A major 6A6
  Rejoice, rejoice


Verse:
B minorBm
Hey little train! We're jumping on
G+G
The train that goes to the Kingdom
E minor 7Em7
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
D MajorD         A major 6A6
And the train ain't even left the station

B minorBm
Hey, little train! Wait for me!
G+G
I once was blind but now I see
E minor 7Em7
Have you left a seat for me?
D MajorD         A major 6A6
Is that such a stretch of the imagination?

B minorBm
Hey little train! Wait for me!
G+G
I was held in chains but now I'm free
E minor 7Em7
I'm hanging in there, don't you see
D MajorD        A major 6A6
In this process of elimination

B minorBm
Hey little train! We're jumping on
G+G
The train that goes to the Kingdom
E minor 7Em7
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
D MajorD        A major 6A6
It's beyond my wildest expectation

B minorBm
Hey little train! We're jumping on
G+G
The train that goes to the Kingdom
E minor 7Em7
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
D MajorD        A major 6A6
And the train ain't even left the station

Fade out: