Chords for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - O Children (Live at The Fonda Theatre)
Tempo:
131.4 bpm
Chords used:
Em
G
C
Am
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [Em]
[Am]
[G]
[D] [Em] Pass me that lovely little gun, my dear, my darling one.
[Am] The cleaners are coming one by one.
[G] You [D] don't even really want to [Em] start.
[C]
[Am]
[G]
[Em] They're knocking now upon your door.
They measure the room, they know the score.
[Am] They're mopping up the butcher's floor [G]
of your broken little [Em] heart.
Forgive
[Am] [G]
[D] [Em]
us now for what we've done.
[C]
It started out as a bit of fun.
[Em] Here, take these before we run [G] away.
The keys to [Em] the gulag.
[C] Children,
[G] lift up [D] your voice.
Lift up [Em] your voice.
[C] Children,
[G]
[D] rejoice.
[Em] Here comes Frank and poor old Jim.
They're gathering round with all our friends.
[Am] We're older now, the night is dim.
[G] Hell, [Em] they are only just beginning.
[C]
[Em] [F#] [A]
[G] [Em]
We have the answer to all your prayers.
It's round about, it's crystal clear.
[A] It's round about, yes, somewhere here.
[G] Lost amongst [Em] our winning.
[C]
Children, [G]
lift up your [D] voice.
Lift up your [Em] voice.
[C] Children,
[G]
[D] rejoice.
[Em] The cleaners have done their job on you.
[C] They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove.
[A] They've hosed [Em] you [Am] down, you're good as new.
[G] They're light enough [D] to [Em] inspect you.
[C]
[D] [Am] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[Em] And poor old Jim's white as a ghost.
[C] He's found the answer that we lost.
[Am] We're all weeping now, weeping because
[G] there ain't nothing we [D] can do to [Em] protect you.
[C]
Children, [G]
lift up your [D] voice.
Lift up your [Em] voice.
[C] Children,
[G]
[D] rejoice.
[Em] Hey, little train, we're jumping on
the [C] train that goes to the kingdom.
[Am] We're happy, we're having fun.
[G] The train ain't even [Em] a little station.
[C] The train that goes to the kingdom.
[Em] [Am] We're happy, we're having fun.
It's [G] beyond my wildest
[Em] expectations.
We're jumping on the [C] train that goes to the kingdom.
[Am] We're happy, we're having fun.
[G] It's beyond my [D] wildest [Em] expectations.
[C] The train that goes to the kingdom.
[Am] We're happy, we're having fun.
[G] The train ain't [D] even a [Em] little station.
[Am] [C]
[Am]
[G]
[Em]
[C]
[F#] [Am]
[G] [Bm]
[Em]
[F#] [N]
[Am]
[G]
[D] [Em] Pass me that lovely little gun, my dear, my darling one.
[Am] The cleaners are coming one by one.
[G] You [D] don't even really want to [Em] start.
[C]
[Am]
[G]
[Em] They're knocking now upon your door.
They measure the room, they know the score.
[Am] They're mopping up the butcher's floor [G]
of your broken little [Em] heart.
Forgive
[Am] [G]
[D] [Em]
us now for what we've done.
[C]
It started out as a bit of fun.
[Em] Here, take these before we run [G] away.
The keys to [Em] the gulag.
[C] Children,
[G] lift up [D] your voice.
Lift up [Em] your voice.
[C] Children,
[G]
[D] rejoice.
[Em] Here comes Frank and poor old Jim.
They're gathering round with all our friends.
[Am] We're older now, the night is dim.
[G] Hell, [Em] they are only just beginning.
[C]
[Em] [F#] [A]
[G] [Em]
We have the answer to all your prayers.
It's round about, it's crystal clear.
[A] It's round about, yes, somewhere here.
[G] Lost amongst [Em] our winning.
[C]
Children, [G]
lift up your [D] voice.
Lift up your [Em] voice.
[C] Children,
[G]
[D] rejoice.
[Em] The cleaners have done their job on you.
[C] They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove.
[A] They've hosed [Em] you [Am] down, you're good as new.
[G] They're light enough [D] to [Em] inspect you.
[C]
[D] [Am] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[Em] And poor old Jim's white as a ghost.
[C] He's found the answer that we lost.
[Am] We're all weeping now, weeping because
[G] there ain't nothing we [D] can do to [Em] protect you.
[C]
Children, [G]
lift up your [D] voice.
Lift up your [Em] voice.
[C] Children,
[G]
[D] rejoice.
[Em] Hey, little train, we're jumping on
the [C] train that goes to the kingdom.
[Am] We're happy, we're having fun.
[G] The train ain't even [Em] a little station.
[C] The train that goes to the kingdom.
[Em] [Am] We're happy, we're having fun.
It's [G] beyond my wildest
[Em] expectations.
We're jumping on the [C] train that goes to the kingdom.
[Am] We're happy, we're having fun.
[G] It's beyond my [D] wildest [Em] expectations.
[C] The train that goes to the kingdom.
[Am] We're happy, we're having fun.
[G] The train ain't [D] even a [Em] little station.
[Am] [C]
[Am]
[G]
[Em]
[C]
[F#] [Am]
[G] [Bm]
[Em]
[F#] [N]
Key:
Em
G
C
Am
D
Em
G
C
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ Pass me that lovely little gun, _ _ _ my dear, my darling one.
_ [Am] _ _ The cleaners are coming one by one.
[G] _ _ You [D] don't even really want to [Em] start. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ They're knocking now upon your door.
_ They measure the room, they know the score.
[Am] They're mopping up the butcher's floor [G] _ _ _
of your broken little [Em] heart.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Forgive _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
us now for what we've done.
_ [C]
It started out as a bit of fun. _
[Em] Here, take these before we run [G] away.
_ _ The keys to [Em] the _ gulag. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ Children, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ lift up [D] your _ _ voice.
Lift up [Em] your _ _ voice. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ Children, _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] rejoice. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Here comes Frank and poor old Jim.
They're gathering round with all our friends.
[Am] We're older now, the night is dim.
[G] _ _ Hell, [Em] they are only just beginning. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ We have the answer to all your prayers.
It's round about, it's crystal clear.
[A] It's round about, yes, somewhere here.
[G] _ _ Lost _ amongst [Em] our winning. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Children, _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
lift up your [D] _ voice. _
Lift up your [Em] _ _ voice. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ Children, _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ rejoice. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ The cleaners have done their job on you.
_ [C] They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove.
[A] _ They've hosed [Em] you [Am] down, you're good as new.
[G] _ They're light enough [D] to [Em] inspect you. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] And poor old Jim's white as a ghost.
[C] He's found the answer that we lost.
[Am] We're all weeping now, weeping because
[G] there ain't nothing we [D] can do to [Em] protect _ you.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Children, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
lift up your [D] _ voice. _
Lift up your [Em] voice. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ Children, _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ rejoice. _ _
_ _ [Em] Hey, little train, we're jumping on
the [C] train that goes to the kingdom.
[Am] _ We're happy, we're having fun.
[G] The train ain't even [Em] a little _ station. _ _ _ _
_ [C] The train that goes to the kingdom.
[Em] [Am] We're happy, _ we're having fun.
It's [G] beyond my wildest _ _
_ [Em] expectations.
_ _ We're jumping on the [C] train that goes to the kingdom.
[Am] We're happy, _ we're having fun.
[G] It's beyond my [D] wildest [Em] _ expectations.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] The train that goes to the kingdom.
[Am] We're happy, we're having fun.
[G] The train ain't [D] even a [Em] little station.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ Pass me that lovely little gun, _ _ _ my dear, my darling one.
_ [Am] _ _ The cleaners are coming one by one.
[G] _ _ You [D] don't even really want to [Em] start. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ They're knocking now upon your door.
_ They measure the room, they know the score.
[Am] They're mopping up the butcher's floor [G] _ _ _
of your broken little [Em] heart.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Forgive _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
us now for what we've done.
_ [C]
It started out as a bit of fun. _
[Em] Here, take these before we run [G] away.
_ _ The keys to [Em] the _ gulag. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ Children, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ lift up [D] your _ _ voice.
Lift up [Em] your _ _ voice. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ Children, _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] rejoice. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Here comes Frank and poor old Jim.
They're gathering round with all our friends.
[Am] We're older now, the night is dim.
[G] _ _ Hell, [Em] they are only just beginning. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ We have the answer to all your prayers.
It's round about, it's crystal clear.
[A] It's round about, yes, somewhere here.
[G] _ _ Lost _ amongst [Em] our winning. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Children, _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
lift up your [D] _ voice. _
Lift up your [Em] _ _ voice. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ Children, _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ rejoice. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ The cleaners have done their job on you.
_ [C] They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove.
[A] _ They've hosed [Em] you [Am] down, you're good as new.
[G] _ They're light enough [D] to [Em] inspect you. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] And poor old Jim's white as a ghost.
[C] He's found the answer that we lost.
[Am] We're all weeping now, weeping because
[G] there ain't nothing we [D] can do to [Em] protect _ you.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Children, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
lift up your [D] _ voice. _
Lift up your [Em] voice. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ Children, _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ rejoice. _ _
_ _ [Em] Hey, little train, we're jumping on
the [C] train that goes to the kingdom.
[Am] _ We're happy, we're having fun.
[G] The train ain't even [Em] a little _ station. _ _ _ _
_ [C] The train that goes to the kingdom.
[Em] [Am] We're happy, _ we're having fun.
It's [G] beyond my wildest _ _
_ [Em] expectations.
_ _ We're jumping on the [C] train that goes to the kingdom.
[Am] We're happy, _ we're having fun.
[G] It's beyond my [D] wildest [Em] _ expectations.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] The train that goes to the kingdom.
[Am] We're happy, we're having fun.
[G] The train ain't [D] even a [Em] little station.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _