Natalie Merchant – Children Go Where I Send Thee (Guitar)

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[Intro] G [Verse 1]
          G
Children, go where I send thee. How shall I send thee?

      G                   C           G/B                       Am7
Well, I'm gonna send thee one by one: one for the little, bitty baby

G                    C         G/B        Am7
Wrapped in swaddling clothing, lying in a manger

       G     Am7   G       C     G
He was born, born, born in Bethlehem
[Verse 2]
          G
Children, go where I send thee. How shall I send thee?

      G                   C           G/B              Am7
Well, I'm gonna send thee two by two: two for Paul and Silas

G                         C
One for the little, bitty baby

G/B                  Am7       G          C
Wrapped in swaddling clothing, lying in a manger

       G     Am7   G       C     G
He was born, born, born in Bethlehem
[Verse 3]
          G
Children, go where I send thee. How shall I send thee?

G                   C               G/B                  Am7
I'm gonna send thee three by three: three for the Hebrew children

G                C      G/B                 Am7
Two for Paul and Silas, one for the little, bitty baby

G                    C         G/B        Am7
Wrapped in swaddling clothing, lying in a manger

       G     Am7   G       C     G
He was born, born, born in Bethlehem
[Verse 4]
          G
Children, go where I send thee. How shall I send thee?

      G                   C             G/B                        Am7
Well, I'm gonna send thee four by four: four for the four knockin' at my door

G                    C         G/B              Am7
Three for the Hebrew children, two for Paul and Silas

G                         C     G/B                  Am7
One for the little, bitty baby, wrapped in swaddling clothing

    G          C
And lying in a manger

       G     Am7   G       C     G
He was born, born, born in Bethlehem
[Interlude] G C G/B Am7 (x4) G Am7 G C G [Key change] G G# A A [Verse 5]
          A
Children, go where I send thee. How shall I send thee?

      A                   D             A/C#                Bm7
Well, I'm gonna send thee five by five: five for the gospel preachers

A                          D           A/C#                 Bm7
Four for the four knockin' at my door, three for the Hebrew children

A                D      A/C#                      Bm7
Two for Paul and Silas, one for the little, bitty baby

A                    D         A/C#       Bm7
Wrapped in swaddling clothing, lying in a manger

       A     Bm7   A       D     A
He was born, born, born in Bethlehem

       A     Bm7   A       D     A
He was born, born, born in Bethlehem

       A     Bm7   A       D     A
He was born, born, born in Bethlehem

A  Bm7  A       D     A
        Born in Bethlehem