Chords for יעקב שוואקי - מאמא רחל.

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_ [B] _ [Am] With _ _
[F] the
[G] rising [C] _
sun on [F] her _ wedding day, [C] she raised her _ eyes [F] to the heavens, _ [G] _ [F] _
_ and she [G] thanked _
[Am] _ Tashem
[F] for the man [C] of truth _ [F] with [C] whom she [F] would build [C] a nation. _
[G] _ _ _ [F] But with [G] _ [C] nightfall came _ [Am] destiny _ [F] _ _
betrayed, _ [C] the veil _ _ _ _ [F] concealing another. _ _ _ _
Yet a [G] _ [Am] sister's shame, [F] not her shattered [Em] _
_ [G] dreams, [F] took hold of her _ _ heart [Am] and her senses. _ _ _
Mama Ruchel cried for [G] us again, won't you shed a tear for your [F] dear children?
If you [Dm] raise your sweet voice [C] now and then, the day [Am] will _ _ _ come.
Mama Ruchel cried for [G] us again, won't you shed a tear for your [F] dear children? _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ In _ _ _
[F] a [G] _ [C] roadside grave, she [Am] was laid to [C] rest _ in _ _ [Em] _ solitude _
[F] _ forever.
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_ But her [G] voice [Am] gave hope [F] to the _ broken [C] _ hearts of her daughters [F] and [Dm] sons bound [Gm] [Cm] for exile.
[G] _ _ When [F] her _
[G] _ [C] plaintive cry [F] gained _ divine _ consent, [C] a _ _ challenge [Em] to [F] her maker. _ _ _ _
Can the _ [G] mercy [Am] _
of [F] mere flesh [Em] and _ [G] blood [F] run deeper than [C] _ _ yours, [Am] our creator? _ _ _
Mama [F] Ruchel cried for [G] us again, won't you shed a tear for your [F] dear children?
If you raise your sweet voice now [Cm] and then, the day [Am] will _ come.
_ _ Mama [F] Ruchel cried for [G] us again, won't you shed a tear for your [F] dear children?
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Now _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
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_ _ _ [F] your [G] voice [C] is still _ [Am] as you heed [F] the [C] call of _ _ Menikah _ Elech [F] Mi'bechi. _ _ _ _
It's our _ [G] _ [Am] Father's will, _ He who [F] made [C] us _ all.
Dare we ask [F] of you [Dm] to _
[G] defy _ Him. _
_ [F] Yet a [G] frightened _
[C] _ child, [Am] numb from pain [F] and grief, _ _
[C] _ remains _ _ forlorn [F] and uncertain. _
[G] _ [F] _ _ Clinging [G] to [Am] the faith [F] that it can't [G] be _ _ _ [F] heard, as it cries _ _ _ out _ to [Am] its mother. _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Mama _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] Ruchel cried [Gm] for us again, won't [Ab] _
you shed a tear _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Bb] for your dear _ [Cm] children? _
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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[Ab] _ If you raise [Fm] your sweet voice now [Bb] and then, _ _ [Eb] the day will come.
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_ _ [D] Mama Ruchel [Ab] cried for us _ [Bb] again, won't you shed a tear for your dear [Cm] children? _
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_ _ _ Mama [Ab] Ruchel cried for us [Bb] again, won't you shed a tear for your [Ab] dear children?
If you [Fm] raise your sweet voice now [Bb] and then, the day [Cm] will _ _ _ [Eb] come.
Mama [Ab] Ruchel cried _ for [Bb] us again, won't you shed a tear for your [Ab] dear children? _
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'zechutekh _ _ [Bb] _
v'shabuvah [Gm] nim'li gu _ [Cm] _ 'olam.
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B'zechutekh v'shabuvah nim'li gu'olam. _ _ _ _
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