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Children Crying

The Congos
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Dee-yup,  Dee-yah,  Dee-yor-dee-yup-yup-yor
 Dee-yup,  Dee-yah,  Dee-yor-dee-yup-yup-yor
Jah-Jah!
 The children crying  in the wilderness, ...  ... that's a-right.
Jah-Jah!
 The children crying  in the wilderness, ummmmm.
Send  us a prophet,  to warn  the nation.
 All the children  in dis  creation,
 All the people  that you see
 Will be the children  of the Most High, ooo  Jah-Jah right  jah?
 All the people  that you see
 Will be the children  of the Most High.
 Jah Rastafari!  And I.
 Jah Rastafari!
 Jah-Jah-Jah,
hummmmmm.
Send  us another Moses,  to lead  the nation.
 The hungry  must be fed,  so there'll be no  more sufferation.
 All the people  that you see
 Will be the children  of the Most High, hummm,  Jah-Jah right  jah?
 All the people  that you see
 Will be the children  of the Most High.
 x2
Jah-Jah!
 The children crying  in the wilderness, ...  ... that's a-right.
Jah-Jah!
 The children crying  in the wilderness, humm,  jah-ja-jaaaaah
Send  us another Moses,  to lead  the nation.
 The hungry  must be fed,  so there'll be no  more sufferation.
 All the people  that you see
 Will be the children  of the Most High
Jah-Jah!
 The children crying  in the wilderness, ...  ... that's a-right.
Jah-Jah!
 The children crying  in the wilderness, humm,  Jah-Jah  right jah right

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Readable chord sheet for Children Crying by The Congos

Dee-[G]yup, Dee-[C]yah, Dee-[Dsus2]yor-dee-y[C]up-yup-yor
Dee-[G]yup, Dee-[C]yah, Dee-[Dsus2]yor-dee-y[C]up-yup-yor

[G]Jah-Jah[C]!     [Dsus2]
The children [C]crying in the [G]wildern[C]ess, [Dsus2]... ... that's a-[C]right.

[G]Jah-Jah[C]!     [Dsus2]
The children [C]crying in the [G]wildern[C]ess, [Dsus2]ummmmm.   [C]

[G]Send us a [C]prophet, to [Dsus2]warn the [C]nation.  [G]
All the [C]children in [Dsus2]dis cre[C]ation,   [G]
All the [C]people that you [Dsus2]see
Will be the [C]children of the [G]Most [C]High, [Dsus2]ooo Jah-Jah [C]right jah?    [G]

All the [C]people that you [Dsus2]see
Will be the [C]children of the [G]Most [C]High.   [Dsus2]
Jah Rasta[C]far[G]i! And [C]I.  [Dsus2]
Jah Rasta[C]far[G]i!
Jah-[C]Jah-Jah,
[Dsus2]hummmmmm.    [C]

[G]Send us another [C]Moses, to [Dsus2]lead the [C]nation.
The [G]hungry must be [C]fed, so there'll be [Dsus2]no more suffer[C]ation.  [G]
All the [C]people that you [Dsus2]see
Will be the [C]children of the [G]Most [C]High, [Dsus2]hummm, Jah-Jah [C]right jah?   [G]
All the [C]people that you [Dsus2]see
Will be the [C]children of the [G]Most [C]High.    [Dsus2]              [C]

[instrumental break / vocal gap]
[G] [C] [Dsus2] [C] x2

[G]Jah-Jah[C]!     [Dsus2]
The children [C]crying in the [G]wildern[C]ess, [Dsus2]... ... that's a-[C]right.

[G]Jah-Jah[C]!     [Dsus2]
The children [C]crying in the [G]wildern[C]ess, [Dsus2]humm, jah-[C]ja-jaaaaah

[G]Send us another [C]Moses, to [Dsus2]lead the [C]nation.
The [G]hungry must be [C]fed, so there'll be [Dsus2]no more suffer[C]ation.  [G]
All the [C]people that you [Dsus2]see
Will be the [C]children of the [G]Most [C]High  [Dsus2]                [C]

[G]Jah-Jah[C]!     [Dsus2]
The children [C]crying in the [G]wildern[C]ess, [Dsus2]... ... that's a-[C]right.

[G]Jah-Jah[C]!     [Dsus2]
The children [C]crying in the [G]wildern[C]ess, [Dsus2]humm, Jah-[C]Jah right jah right