Key:
Introduction: Em C Am G D
Em
Pass me that lovely little gun
C
My dear, my darling one
Am
The cleaners are coming, one by one
G D Em
You don't even wanna let them start
Em
They're 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 Em
Of your broken little hearts
( Em) C Am G D
Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children
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 Em
The keys to the gulag
( Em) C7M
Oooo children
G D Em
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
C7M
Children
G D Em
Rejoice, rejoice
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 D Em
And you are only just beginning
( Em) C Am G D
Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children
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 and it's somewhere here
G D Em
Lost amongst our winnings
( Em) C7M
Oooo children
G D Em
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
C7M
Children
G D Em
Rejoice, rejoice
( 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 D Em
And they're lining up to inspect you
( Em) C Am G D
Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children
Em
Poor old Jim's white as a ghost
C
He's found the answers that we lost
Am
We're all weeping now, weeping because
G D Em
There ain't nothing we can do to protect you
( Em) C7M
Oooo children
G D Em
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
C7M
Children
G D Em
Rejoice, rejoice
( Em)
Hey little train! We're jumping on
C
The train that goes to the Kingdom
Am
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
G D Em
And the train ain't even left the station
( Em)
Hey little train! Wait for me!
C
I once was blind but now I see
Am
Have you left a seat for me?
G D Em
Is that such a stretch of the imagination?
( Em)
Hey little train! Wait for me!
C
I was held in chains but now I'm free
Am
I'm hanging in there, don't you see
G D Em
In this process of elimination
( Em)
Hey little train! We're jumping on
C
The train that goes to the Kingdom
Am
We're, we're happy, Ma, we're having fun
G D Em
It's beyond my wildest expectation
( Em)
Hey little train! We're jumping on
C
The train that goes to the Kingdom
Am
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
G D Em
The train ain't even left the station
(Fade out)