The Place Where I Belong - Abie Rotenberg Chords
Chords: Am, Dm, E, F, G, C, D
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Genre: pop, rock, folk
[Verse]
Am Dm E F
I was made way back in 1842,
Am Dm G C
By a humble man, a real G-d fearing Jew.
Am Dm E F
Who did his work with honesty, with feeling and with pride,
Am Dm E Am
He was known in Kiev as Yankele the Scribe.
Am Dm E F
With loving care, his hand so sure and still,
Am Dm G C
He formed me with some parchment, ink and quill.
Am Dm E F
Each day he’d slowly add to me just a few more lines,
Am Dm E Am
With words to last until the end of time.
[Chorus]
Am Dm Am G C
And on the day that I was finally complete,
Am Dm C G Dm
The whole town came and filled the narrow street.
Dm C Am F
And they sang and danced and held me high and carried me away,
Am Dm E Am
To the little wooden Shul where I would stay.
Am Dm Am G C
And as the Rabbi held me close against his chest,
Am Dm C G Dm
He spoke out loud and clear to all the rest.
Dm C Am F
He said, “No matter if you’re very young, or even if you’re old,
Am Dm E Am
Live by the words you’ll find inside this scroll.”
[Verse]
Am Dm E F
Three days a week they read from me out loud,
Am Dm G C
It filled my soul with joy, it made me proud.
Am Dm E F
They followed each and every verse with fire in their eyes,
Am Dm E Am
The words that told them how to live their lives.
Am D E F
I watched the generations come and go,
Am Dm G C
I saw the old men die, the children grow.
Am Dm E F
But never in a century, did I miss my turn once,
Am Dm E Am
For the fathers, they had left me with their sons.
[Chorus]
Am Dm Am G C
But the hatred from the west came to Kiev,
Am Dm C G Dm
And they rounded up the Jews who had not fled,
Dm C Am F
But Moishele the Shammos, he was brave and he was bold,
Am Dm E Am
He hid me in his cellar, dark and cold.
Am Dm Am G C
And for years and years I waited all alone,
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