From The Ashes - Abie Rotenberg Chords
Chords: Em, C, G, D, B/D#
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Genre: electronic, pop, rock
[Verse 1]
Em C
They staggered to freedom more dead than alive
G D
Flesh barely hiding the bones underneath
Em C G
Broken and battered, their eyes told the tale of shattered souls, anguish and
D
grief
Em C
But then they started selling sugar cubes - or anything they could find
G D
Making trades, taking chances - at unproven skills
Em C G
Each penny slowly earned, invested and saved - their form of revenge, to
D
rebuild
[Chorus]
Em C
They rose from the ashes - and relit their matches
G D
To kindle a fire that somehow grew stronger
Em C
They suffered in silence - yet lived in defiance
G D
Never forgetting their mothers and fathers
Em C G
How did they lift themselves from the dust
D Em
And build this world they created for us
C G
With all that was theirs - vanished and gone
D
Where did they find - the will to go on
Em C G D
[Verse 2]
Em C
We have seen the furrowed brows
G D
Pale sullen faces and numbers on skin
Em C G D
No one but they would ever know - the pain they carried within
Em C
Yet they founded our communities and fought to build our land
G D
Scorning the darkness - and striving for light
Em C
And millions perpetuate - what nearly was lost
G D
Reawakened - and bursting with life
[Chorus]
Em C
They rose from the ashes - and relit their matches
G D
To kindle a fire that somehow grew stronger
Em C
They suffered in silence - yet lived in defiance
G D
Never forgetting their mothers and fathers
Em C G
How did they lift themselves from the dust
D Em
And build this world they created for us
C G
With all that was theirs - vanished and gone
D
Where did they find - the will to go on
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