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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":804904,"song":"O Children","artist":"Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11594550-o-children-chords-by-nick-cave-the-bad-seeds/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/804904?type=chord","rating":4.94144,"votes":833,"content":"O Children by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds\r\nFrom The Album Lyre of Orpheus\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]Em[/ch]      | [ch]C[/ch]       | [ch]Am[/ch]      | [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   Pass me that lovely little gun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n   My dear, my darling one[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   The cleaners are coming, one by one[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   You don't even wanna let them start[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n|([ch]Em[/ch])     | [ch]C[/ch]       | [ch]Am[/ch]      | [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   They're knocking now upon your door[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n   They measure the room, they know the score[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   They're mopping up the butcher's floor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   Of your broken little hearts[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Chorus]\r\n([ch]Em[/ch])  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   Forgive us now for what we've done[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n   It started out as a bit of fun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   Here, take these before we run away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   The keys to the gulag[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]([ch]Em[/ch])     [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n    Oooo children[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   Lift up your voice, lift up your voice[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nChildren[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   Rejoice, rejoice[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n|([ch]Em[/ch])      | [ch]C[/ch]       | [ch]Am[/ch]      | [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   Here comes Frank and poor old Jim[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n   They're gathering round with all my friends[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   We're older now, the light is dim[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   And you are only just beginning[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Chorus]\r\n([ch]Em[/ch])  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   We have the answer to all your fears[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n   It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   It's round about and it's somewhere here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   Lost amongst our winnings[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]([ch]Em[/ch])     [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n    Oooo children[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   Lift up your voice, lift up your voice[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nChildren[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   Rejoice, rejoice[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]([ch]Em[/ch])\r\nThe cleaners have done their job on you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n   They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   They've hosed you down, you're good as new[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   And they're lining up to inspect you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Chorus]\r\n([ch]Em[/ch])  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   Poor old Jim's white as a ghost[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n   He's found the answers that we lost[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   We're all weeping now, weeping because[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   There ain't nothing we can do to protect you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]([ch]Em[/ch])     [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n    Oooo children[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   Lift up your voice, lift up your voice[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nChildren[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   Rejoice, rejoice[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]([ch]Em[/ch])\r\nHey little train! We're jumping on[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe train that goes to the Kingdom[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n  We're happy, Ma, we're having fun[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the train ain't even left the station[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]([ch]Em[/ch])\r\nHey little train! Wait for me![/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI once was blind but now I see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHave you left a seat for me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIs that such a stretch of the imagination?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]([ch]Em[/ch])\r\nHey little train! Wait for me![/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was held in chains but now I'm free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n  I'm hanging in there, don't you see[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIn this process of elimination[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]([ch]Em[/ch])\r\nHey little train! We're jumping on[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe train that goes to the Kingdom[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe're, we're happy, Ma, we're having fun[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt's beyond my wildest expectation[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]([ch]Em[/ch])\r\nHey little train! We're jumping on[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe train that goes to the Kingdom[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n We're happy, Ma, we're having fun[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe train ain't even left the station[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Fade out)","plain_text":"O Children by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds\nFrom The Album Lyre of Orpheus\n\n\n[Intro]\n| Em      | C       | Am      | G     D |\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n|(Em)     | C       | Am      | G     D |\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n|(Em)      | C       | Am      | G     D |\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n(Fade out)","chords":["Em","C","Am","G","D","Cmaj7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}