Chords for Heroes

[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _
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[Dm] Under the cover [Am] of the darkness, _
[Bb] they watched their [Dm] Shabbos candles [C] burn. _
[Dm] They sang their Zmiroy's [Am] in a whisper, _ [Bb] in the [F] shadows of night, [Bb] where their faith [C] was their only [Dm] [Am] light.
_ _ [Bb] _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] They fought their battles in [Am] the silence, _
[Bb] they waged a war with a will [Dm] of steel. _
And though they never [Am] lived to tell it, [Bb] their [F] story's alive, [Bb] with an [C] echo that we still [Dm] feel.
_ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Bb] Every struggle, [C] every [Dm] _ sacrifice, they stood [Bb] triumphant in [C] the [F] face of fear.
[Am] They knew their convictions [Bb] were worth any price they'd [F] not be named.
Their choice was so clear, [C] _ _
[Cm] and I [Ab] too, [Eb] want to live [Bb] my life for what I [Cm] believe in.
[Fm] Good striving from my [Ab] past, I can [Gm] follow their [Cm] dreams, and yes I [Ab] too, _ [Eb] want to [Bb] sacrifice what I [Cm] believe in.
[Fm] I'm striving to [Ab] mirror the [Bb] example [Cm] I've seen, and with [Bb] every step [Ab] I take, I move [Gm] closer to [Fm] the heroes [Bb] of yesterday. _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] Scorched of their pride and [Am] their bones, _ _ _
[Bb] torn from their families, though [Dm] they know, _ _ _
they felt the flames and saw [Am] the sorrow. _
[Bb] Only [F] ashes remain [Bb] of the world [C] that they'd once called [Dm] home.
Of [E] the world that came [Bb] [Gm] around so soon.
[Dm] _
On stranger's shores they'd start [Am] rebuilding, _ _
[Bb] people yet strong despite [Dm] their pain.
[Gm] _ [Dm] _
_ _ To see [Am] their vision, _ [Bb] were imbued [F] with the strength [Bb] that they [C] planted in our [Dm] veins.
[E] Every _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] struggle, [C] every [Dm] sacrifice, _ they stood [Bb] triumphant in [C] the [F] face of fear.
[Am] They knew their convictions [Bb] were worth any price they'd not be [F] named.
Their choice was so [C] clear, _ _
[Cm] and I [Ab] too, [Eb] want to live [Bb] my life for what I [Cm] believe in.
[Fm] Good striving from my [Ab] past, I can [Gm] follow their [Cm] dreams, and yes I [Ab] too, _ [Eb] want to [Bb] sacrifice what I [Cm] believe in.
[Fm] I'm striving to [Ab] mirror the [Bb] example [Cm] I've seen, and with [Bb] every step [Ab] I take, I move [Gm] closer to [Fm] the heroes _ _ [Bb] of yesterday. _
[Dm] Today, no threats, no [Bb] shadows, no one standing in your way.
[F] Today, _ _ [C] let go of what leads this way, and let go to [Gm] who you recognize.
Appreciate [Eb] the need to do what needs, [Dm] better it doesn't [Dm] want to.
Covered up [Gm] with heartfelt tears [A] and bleeds, it's [Dm] your privilege, it's your [Bb] responsibility.
To live [Eb] in faith, for the gift [C] of heaven [Am] in a [Dm] sea.
I [Bb] too, _ [F] want to live [C] my life for what [Dm] I believe in.
[Gm] Good striving from my [Bb] past, I can [Am] follow their [Dm] dreams, and yes I [Bb] too, _ [F] want to [C] sacrifice what [Dm] I believe in.
[Gm] I'm striving to [Bb] mirror [C] the example [Dm] I've seen, and with [C] every step [Bb] I take, I move [F] closer to [Gm] the heroes _ _ [C] of yesterday. _ _
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