Chords for The Maccabeats - Hasmonean - A Hamilton Hanukkah

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How does a _ _ Hasmonean, son of a priest [Gb] and a Hebrew, raised in a village with his four
[G] brothers in a Judean province ruled by poppies and title kiss [Bm] under pressure, grow up to
be a [Gb] hero and commander?
[Bm] When the king came around, we said, this decree's [Gb] insane, man.
We could not observe our laws while living in our own [G] land.
You might act like your father, but don't forget from [E] whence he came.
[G] He will call you [D] by a [Bb] brand new name.
[Gb] What's your name, [Bm] sir?
Call him by his name. _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ [G] Call him to the _
_ _ [B] Maccabees.
The hammer [C] whose name is true.
And we're [Bm] ready to show [Em] the _ king.
[G] We don't know of a [C] single thing.
His little [Cm] world will [Em] never _ be _ [G] the _ _ [C] _ same.
Oh, _ _ _ [G] you'll be Greek.
Soon you'll see.
You will [Em] pray to Zeus the same as [Am] me.
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_ [D] [Gm] We are not gonna betray our God.
[Bb] We are not gonna betray our [G] God.
[Cm] Hey dude, we don't need [F] permission to keep our [Cm] traditions and we're not gonna betray our [Gm] God.
We've been here since [D] Abraham and Mom Sarah.
And now we never found a God who was statue of Hera.
Our teacher [B] Moses passed down a book that is good.
Instead [Dm] we pray [Ebm] to just one God, not an effigy of stone or [G] wood.
Two thousand years of wilder worlds, the term tradition given [Bb] to patience and learning.
We keep on reading and yearning.
[Cm] We want to keep the Sabbath in the days of the [Gm] Holy and [Eb] can we uphold our temple [F] _ ceremony.
We [Bb] pass patiently waiting, we're passionately smashing the invasion.
And taking action [G] on [Cm] rededication.
And though this world we have to spend share [D] our sorrow.
They will find a fight for tomorrow.
And [Gm] we are not gonna betray our God.
[Bb] We are not gonna betray our God.
[Cm] Hey yo, we don't need permission to keep our traditions and we're not gonna [F] betray our God.
And [Gm] we are not gonna betray our [Bb] God.
We are not gonna betray our God.
[Cm] _ Rise up.
Rise up.
We're gonna betray our [Gm] God.
Rise up.
Rise up.
We're gonna betray [Eb] our God.
Rise up.
We're gonna betray [Bb] our God.
God.
God. [Gm] God.
God.
We [D] are not gonna betray our God.
_ And we are not gonna [Gm] betray our.
Not gonna betray our God.
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Although we may not [Bb] live _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [Ab] forever, we can be [Gm] glad _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ we [Dm] won the fight.
When our descendants [Gm] come _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] together, they'll tell [Bb] the story for eight nights.
Celebrate our freedom, [Gm] _ something [Ebm] they can never take [Bb] away, no matter [Dm] what they tell [Gm]
you.
Let's [Gb] have a festival [Bb] of lights.
Celebrate [Dm] our _ [G] victory, and how [C] we changed _ [Ebm] [Bb] history.
_ They'll tell [F] the story [Gm] of the light.
They'll tell the [Eb] story of [Bb] the light.
They'll tell the story for eight nights. _ _ _ _ _
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