Sing You Children chords by Elvis Presley

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

{Intro}
F#
(tambourine)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

{Outro}
           Am                  G
You got to sing your troubles away.
Am        D         G
Sing your troubles away.
              Am                  G
You've got to sing your troubles away.
Am        D         G
Sing your troubles away.
Am        D         G
Sing your troubles away.