Intro

Em / C / Am / G D





Verse 1:						

Em

   Pass me that lovely little gun

C

   My dear, my darling one		

Am

   The cleaners are coming, one by one

G            D                   

   You don't even want to let them start



Bridge:

Em / C / Am / G D



Verse 2:

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                 D

   Of your broken little hearts				



Chorus 1:

Em    C    Am   G    D

Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children						



Verse 3:

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           D        

   The keys to the gulag					



Chorus 2:

Em        Cmaj7

   Oooo children						

G               D                      Em

   Lift up your voice, lift up your voice			

Cmaj7

   Children

G     D        Em    C    Am     G  D

   Rejoice, rejoice	



Bridge:

Em / C / Am / G D				



Verse 4:

Here comes Frank and poor old Jim			

They're gathering round with all my friends		

We're older now, the light is dim			

And you are only just beginning				



Chorus 1:

Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children						



Verse 5:

We have the answer to all your fears			

It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear		

It's round about, it's somewhere here			

Lost amongst our winnings				



Chorus 2:

Oooo children						

Lift up your voice, lift up your voice			

Children						

Rejoice, rejoice					



Verse 6:

The cleaners have done their job on you			

They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove		

They've hosed you down, you're good as new		

They're lining up to inspect you			



Chorus 1:

Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children						



Verse 7:

Poor old Jim's white as a ghost				

He's found the answer that was lost			

We're all weeping now, weeping because			

There ain't nothing we can do to protect you		



Chorus 2:

Oooo children						

Lift up your voice, lift up your voice			

Children						

Rejoice, rejoice					



Verse 8:

Hey little train! We are all jumping on		

The train that goes to the Kingdom			

We're happy, Ma, we're having fun			

And the train ain't even left the station		



Verse 9:

Hey little train! Wait for me!			

I once was blind but now I see				

Have you left a seat for me?				

Is that such a stretch of the imagination?		



Verse 10:

Hey little train! Wait for me!			

I was held in chains but now I'm free			

I'm hanging in there, don't you see			

In this process of elimination				



Verse 11:

Hey little train! We are all jumping on		

The train that goes to the Kingdom			

We're happy, Ma, we're having fun			

It's beyond my wildest expectation			



Verse 12:

Hey little train! We are all jumping on		

The train that goes to the Kingdom			

We're happy, Ma, we're having fun		

And the train ain't even left the station	(Fade Out)