Sing You Children chords by Elvis Presley

Chords with lyrics

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

{Intro}
F#F#
(tambourine)

{Verse 1}
F#F#
Oh Jonah he was desperate, in the belly of the whale.
                         C#7C#7  F#F#
But jonah had a plan, he knew he couldn't fail.

{Verse 2}
F#F#
He raise' his head on high and lookin' for the sky.
F#F#
And sang a song so pretty, the whale told him goodbye.

{Chorus}
                  G# minorG#m
You got to sing you children sing, sing you children sing.
              C#C#
I only know one thing, hey! hey! hey!
F#F#
Sing you children sing, everybody!
G#m7G#m7               C#7C#7    F#F#
Sing you children sing, sing your troubles away.

{Verse 3}
Well, Moses said Good Lord: "Open up these waters for me."
                          C#7C#7  F#F#
So I can get your chidren, Across this salty sea.

{Verse 4}
F#F#
Well the Lord parted the waters * and singing hand in hand.
F#F#
Moses and the children: Walked over to the promised land.

{Chorus}
                       G# minorG#m
You got to sing you children sing,(everybody) sing you children sing. (hallelujah)
              C#C#
I only know one thing, hey! hey! hey!
F#F#
Sing you children sing, everybody!
G# minorG#m                      C#C#    F#F#
Sing you children sing, (hallelujah) sing your troubles away.

{Verse 5}
  G+G
Oh Joshua had a plan, at the walls of Jericho.
                          D MajorD    G+G
He'd march around those walls and on his horn he'd blow

{Verse 6}
G+G
That horn would play a tune and sing a happy song.
G+G
When Joshua got through: Those walls came tumbling down.

{Chorus}
                       A minorAm
You got to sing you children sing,(everybody) sing you children sing. (hallelujah)
              D MajorD
I only know one thing, hey! hey! hey!
G+G
Sing you children sing, everybody!
A minorAm                       D MajorD     G+G
Sing you children sing, (hallelujah) sing your troubles away.

{Outro}
      A minorAm         G+G
You got to sing your troubles away.
A minorAm    D MajorD     G+G
Sing your troubles away.
       A minorAm         G+G
You've got to sing your troubles away.
A minorAm    D MajorD     G+G
Sing your troubles away.
A minorAm    D MajorD     G+G
Sing your troubles away.