Mama Rochel Chords by Abie Rotenberg

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_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] [Am] With _
_ _ [F] the
[G] Rising [C] _
sun [F] on her _ wedding day, [C] She raised her eyes [F] to the _ heavens,
[G] _ [F] _
And she [G] thanked _ [Am] _
Hashem [F] for the [C] man of _ truth, _ [F] With [C] whom [F] she would build [C] the nation.
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But _ [F] with [G] _ [C] nightfall came _ [F] destiny _ _ betrayed, _ [C] The veil _ _ _ _ [F] concealing another. _ _ _
_ Yet a [G] _ [Am] sister's shame, [F] not her shattered [G] _ _
dreams, [F] Took hold of her _ _ heart [Am] and her senses. _ _ _
[D] Mama, [F] Ruchel, cry for [G] us again, Won't you shed a tear for your [F] dear children?
If you [Dm] raise your sweet voice now, [C] as then, The day [Am] will _ _ _ come.
Mama, Ruchel, cry for [G] us again, Won't you shed a tear for your [F] dear children?
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ In _ _ [F] a _ [G] _ [C] roadside grave, [Am] she was laid to rest, [C] In _ _ _ [Em] solitude _ _ [F] _ forever.
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But her [G] voice [Am] gave hope [F] to the _ [C] broken _ hearts, Of her daughters [F] and [Dm] sons bound [G] for [Cm] _ exile.
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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 [G] and _ blood, [F] Run deeper [C] than _ _ yours, [Am] our Creator? _ _ _
Mama, [F] Ruchel, cry for [G] us again, Won't you shed a tear for your [F] dear children?
If you raise your sweet voice now, [C] as then, The day [Am] will _ come. _ _
Mama, [F] Ruchel, cry for [G] us again, Won't you shed a tear for your [F] dear children?
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[Cm] Now _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
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[Ab] _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ [F] your [G] voice [C] is still, _ [F] as you heed the _
[C] call, Of _ _ Menikah, _ Elech, [F] _ Mibechi. _ _ _
_ It's our _ [G] _ [Am] Father's will, _ [F] He who made [C] us _ all, Dare [Dm] we [C] 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 to [G] _ [Am] the faith [F] that it can [G] be _ _ _ [F] heard, As it cries _ out _ _ to [Am] its mother.
_ _ _ Mama, [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] Ruchel, cry [Gm] for us again, Won't [Ab] _ you [Eb] shed a [Fm] tear for _ _ [Bb] your dear children?
_ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ Mama, [Ab] Ruchel, _ _ [Bb] _ _ cry for [Gm] us again, Won't [Ab] you shed a tear for your dear children?
Now your [Fm] voice is still, as you heed [Bb] the call, [Gm] Of Menikah, _
_ _ [Cm] Elech, Mibechi.
Mama, [Bb] Ruchel, [Ab] cry for us _ [Bb] again, Won't you shed [Gm] a tear for your dear [Ab] _ children?
Now your voice is still, as you [Bbm] heed _ the [Cm] call, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ Of _ _ _ _ [Ab] Menikah, _ Elech, [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ Mibechi.
Mama, [Ab] Ruchel, cry for us [Bb] again, Won't you [Gm] shed a tear for your [Ab] dear children?
[Eb] If you [Fm] raise your sweet voice now, [Bb] as then, The day [Cm] will _ come.
_ _ Mama, [Ab] Ruchel, cry for [Bb] us again, Won't you shed a tear for your [Ab] dear children?
_ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Now your voice is still, as _ [Bb] you heed the call, Of [Gm] _
_ _ Menikah, _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] Elech, _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mibechi.
_ Now your voice is still, as you heed the call, Of Menikah, Elech, Mibechi. _ _ _
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