The Man From Vilna - Abie Rotenberg Chords

Chords: C, F, Am, From, G, Bm, Dm, Gm, Eb, Bb

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Genre: electronic, experimental, instrumental

[Verse]:

C F
I met a man last sunday,

C Am
who was on his way back home

C F

From a wedding in Chicago,

G Bm
and was traveling alone

G Am
He said he came from Vilna,

F Dm
a survivor I could tell

Gm F
And I helped him with his suitcase,

Eb C
he could not walk very well

C F
A steward gave us coffee

C Am
as we settled on the plane

C F
And I asked him why he bothers,

G Bm
at his age there'd be no blame

G Am
He said "no simcha is a burden,

F Dm
though I miss my dear late wife"

Gm F
And then he shared with me a story

Eb Gm
that has changed my view of life:

[Chorus]:

Bb Gsus2
"We danced round and round in circles

Bb C
as if the world had done no wrong

Bb Gsus2
From evening until morning,

Bb Am
filling up the shul with song

Bb Gsus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah

Bb C
to clutch close to our hearts

Bb Gsus2
In their place we held the future

Bb Dm
of a past so torn apart

[Verse]:

C F
I remember liberation,

C Am
joy and fear both intertwined

C F
Where to go and what to do,

G Bm
and how to leave the pain behind?

G Am
My heart said 'go to vilna',

F Dm
dare I pray yet once again

Gm F
For the chance to find a loved one,

Eb C
or perhaps a childhood friend?

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