Tone: [Em]
Intro:
[Em] [C] [Am] [G] [D]
Verse:
[Em] Pass me that lovely little gun
[C] My dear, my darling one
[Am] The cleaners are coming, one by one
[G] You don't [D]even want to let them start
Interlude:
[Em] [C] [Am] [G] [D]
Verse:
[Em] They are knocking now upon your door
[C] They measure the room, they know the score
[Am] They're mopping up the butcher's floor
[G] Of your broken [D]little hearts
Chorus:
[Em]Oooo-o[C]ooo-o[Am]ooo-o[G]ooo c[D]hildren
Verse:
[Em] Forgive us now for what we've done
[C] It started out as a bit of fun
[Am] Here, take these before we run away
[G] The keys [D]to the gulag
Chorus:
[Em] Oooo ch[Cmaj7]children
[G] Lift up your [D]voice, lift up your voi[Em]voice
[Cmaj7] Children
[G] Rej[D]Rejoice, rej[Em]rejoice [C] [Am] [G] [D]
Interlude:
[Em] [C] [Am] [G] [Em]
Verse:
[Em]Here comes Frank and poor old Jim
[C]They're gathering round with all my friends
[Am]We're older now, the light is dim
[G]And you are [D]only just beginn[Em]beginning
Chorus:
Oooo-o[C]ooo-o[Am]ooo-o[G]ooo c[D]hildren
Verse:
[Em]We have the answer to all your fears
[C]It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear
[Am]It's round about, it's somewhere here
[G]Lost amo[D]amongst our winning[Em]winnings
Chorus:
[Em] Oooo ch[Cmaj7]children
[G] Lift up your [D]voice, lift up your voi[Em]voice
[Cmaj7] Children
[G] Rej[D]Rejoice, rej[Em]rejoice [C] [Am] [G] [D]
Verse:
[Em]The cleaners have done their job on you
[C]They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove
[Am]They've hosed you down, you're good as new
[G]They're lining u[D]up to i[Em]inspect you
Chorus:
Oooo-o[C]ooo-o[Am]ooo-o[G]ooo c[D]hildren
Verse:
[Em]Poor old Jim's white as a ghost
[C]He's found the answer that was lost
[Am]We're all weeping now, weeping because
[G]There ain't nothing [D]we can do to[Em]to protect you
Chorus:
[Em] Oooo ch[Cmaj7]children
[G] Lift up your [D]voice, lift up your voi[Em]voice
[Cmaj7] Children
[G] Rej[D]Rejoice, rej[Em]rejoice [C] [Am] [G] [D]
Verse:
Hey [Em]little train! We are all jumping on
The train [C]that goes to the Kingdom
We're [Am]happy, Ma, we're having fun
And the trai[G]n ain't e[D]ven left the sta[Em]tion
Verse:
Hey little train! Wait [Em]for me!
I once [C]was blind but now I see
Ha[Am]Have you left a seat for me?
Is that su[G]ch a stretch of the im[D]agina[Em]tion?
Verse:
Hey little train! Wait [Em]for me!
I was [C]held in chains but now I'm free
I'm [Am]hanging in there, don't you see
In this pro[G]cess of e[D]limina[Em]tion
Verse:
Hey little train! We are all jum[Em]jumping on
The train [C]that goes to the Kingdom
We're [Am]happy, Ma, we're having fun
It's [G]beyond my wildest [D]expec[Em]expectation
Verse:
Hey little train! We are all jum[Em]jumping on
The train [C]that goes to the Kingdom
We're [Am]happy, Ma, we're having fun
[G]And the train ain't even le[D]left the st[Em]station