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Song: Children Crying
Band: The Congos
Album: Heart of the Congos
Producer: Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Original Release Date: 1977

Transcribed by ADe Austin 2009
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    G        C        Dsus2    C
Dee-yup, Dee-yah, Dee-yor-dee-yup-yup-yor
    G        C        Dsus2    C
Dee-yup, Dee-yah, Dee-yor-dee-yup-yup-yor


G      C     Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
             C             G      C    Dsus2            C
The children crying in the wilderness, ... ... that's a-right.

G      C     Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
             C             G      C    Dsus2     C
The children crying in the wilderness, ummmmm.


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


        C               Dsus2
All the people that you see
            C               G    C       Dsus2
Will be the children of the Most High.
         C  G      C   Dsus2         
Jah Rastafari! And I.     
         C  G 
Jah Rastafari!
    C
Jah-Jah-Jah, 
Dsus2        C
hummmmmm.


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


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


G      C     Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
             C             G      C    Dsus2            C
The children crying in the wilderness, ... ... that's a-right.

G      C     Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
             C             G      C    Dsus2     C
The children crying in the wilderness, humm, jah-ja-jaaaaah


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


G      C     Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
             C             G      C    Dsus2            C
The children crying in the wilderness, ... ... that's a-right.

G      C     Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
             C             G      C    Dsus2     C
The children crying in the wilderness, humm, Jah-Jah right jah right