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

Transcribed by ADe Austin 2009


    G        C        D9    C
Dee-yup, Dee-yah, Dee-yor-dee-yup-yup-yor
    G        C        D9    C
Dee-yup, Dee-yah, Dee-yor-dee-yup-yup-yor


G      C     D9
Jah-Jah!
             C             G      C    D9            C
The children crying in the wilderness, ... ... that's a-right.
G      C     D9
Jah-Jah!
             C             G      C    D9     C
The children crying in the wilderness, ummmmm.


G         C           D9    C        G
Send us a prophet, to warn the nation.
        C           D9  C        G
All the children in dis creation,
        C               D9
All the people that you see
            C               G    C     D9       C             G
Will be the children of the Most High, ooo Jah-Jah right jah?


        C               D9
All the people that you see
            C               G    C       D9
Will be the children of the Most High.
         C  G      C   D9         
Jah Rastafari! And I.     
         C  G 
Jah Rastafari!
    C
Jah-Jah-Jah, 
D9        C
hummmmmm.


G               C         D9    C
Send us another Moses, to lead the nation.
    G              C                   D9         C       G
The hungry must be fed, so there'll be no more sufferation.
        C               D9
All the people that you see
            C               G    C     D9          C            G
Will be the children of the Most High, hummm , Jah-Jah right jah?
        C               D9
All the people that you see
            C               G    C        D9     C
Will be the children of the Most High.

[instrumental break / vocal gap]
G C D9 C x2

G      C     D9
Jah-Jah!
             C             G      C    D9            C
The children crying in the wilderness, ... ... that's a-right.
G      C     D9
Jah-Jah!
             C             G      C    D9     C
The children crying in the wilderness, humm , jah-ja-jaaaaah


G               C         D9    C
Send us another Moses, to lead the nation.
    G              C                   D9         C       G
The hungry must be fed, so there'll be no more sufferation.
        C               D9
All the people that you see
            C               G    C     D9         C
Will be the children of the Most High


G      C     D9
Jah-Jah!
             C             G      C    D9            C
The children crying in the wilderness, ... ... that's a-right.
G      C     D9
Jah-Jah!
             C             G      C    D9     C
The children crying in the wilderness, humm , Jah-Jah right jah right