Tom: C Intro: G Verse 1: C D G G7 Hear the children cryin', Am G But I know they cry not in vain. C D G G7 Now the times are changin', Am G Love has come to bloom a-gain. Bridge 1: F C G Smelling the air when Spring comes by raindrops, F C G Reminds us of youthful days. F C G But now it's not rain, that water the cane crops, F But the sweat from man's brow, Fm The substance from our spine. We gotta keep on living, living on borrowed time. Chorus 1: C Am (Hallelujah time), Dm G Yes, you can hear the children singing. C Am (Hallelujah time), Dm G As they go singing by and by. C Am (Hallelujah time), ooh, hallelujah, Dm G Singing in the morning. C Am (Hallelujah time), Dm G Let them sing, don't let them cry. Verse 2: C D G G7 Over rocks and mountains, Am G The sheep are scattered all a-round. C D G G7 Over hills and valleys, Am G They are everywhere to be found. Bridge 2: F C G But though we bear our burdens now, F C G All af-flictions got to end, somehow. F C G From swinging the hammer, pulling the plough, F Fm Why won't you let us be, to live in harmony? We like to be free, like birds in a tree. Chorus 2: C Am (Hallelujah time), Dm G Yes, you can hear the children singing. C Am (Hallelujah time), Dm G As they go singing by and by. C Am (Hallelujah time), ooh, hallelujah, Dm G Singing in the morning. C Am (Hallelujah time), Dm G Let them sing, never let them cry. C Am (Hallelujah time), ooh, hallelujah, Dm G Singing in the morning... (Fade)