[Verse]:
D G
I met a man last sunday,
D Bm
who was on his way back home
D G
From a wedding in Chicago,
A C#m
and was traveling alone
A Bm
He said he came from Vilna,
G Em
a survivor I could tell
Am G
And I helped him with his suitcase,
F D
he could not walk very well
D G
B steward gave us coffee
D Bm
as we settled on the plane
D G
And I asked him why he bothers,
A C#m
at his age there'd be no blame
A Bm
He said "no simcha is a burden,
G Em
though I miss my dear late wife"
Am G
And then he shared with me a story
F Am
that has changed my view of life:
[Chorus]:
C Asus2
"We danced round and round in circles
C D
as if the world had done no wrong
C Asus2
From evening until morning,
C Bm
filling up the shul with song
C Asus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
C D
to clutch close to our hearts
C Asus2
In their place we held the future
C Em
of a past so torn apart
[Verse]:
D G
I remember liberation,
D Bm
joy and fear both intertwined
D G
Where to go and what to do,
A C#m
and how to leave the pain behind?
A Bm
My heart said 'go to vilna',
G Em
dare I pray yet once again
Am G
For the chance to find a loved one,
F D
or perhaps a childhood friend?
D G
It took many months to get there,
D Bm
from the late spring to the fall
D G
And as I, many others,
A C#m
close to four hundred in all
A Bm
And slowly there was healing,
G Em
darkened souls now mixed with light
Am G
When someone proudly cried out,
F Am
'simchas Torah is tonight!'
[Chorus]:
C Asus2
"We danced round and round in circles
C D
as if the world had done no wrong
C Am
From evening until morning,
C Bm
filling up the shul with song
C Asus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
C D
to clutch close to our hearts
C Am
In their place we held the future
C Em
of a past so torn apart
[Verse]:
D G
We ran as one towards the shul,
D Bm
our spirits in a trance
D G
And we tore apart the barricade,
A C#m
in defiance we would dance
A Bm
But the scene before our eyes
G Em
shook us to the core
Am G
Scraps of siddur, bullet holes,
F D
bloodstains on the floor
D G
Turning to the eastern wall,
D Bm
we looked on in despair
D G
There'd be no scrolls to dance with,
A C#m
the holy ark was bare
A Bm
Then we heard two children crying,
G Em
a boy and girl whom no one knew
Am G
And we realized that no children
F Am
were among us but those two
[Chorus]:
C Asus2
"We danced round and round in circles
C D
as if the world had done no wrong
C Am
From evening until morning,
C Bm
filling up the shul with song
C Asus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
C D
to gather in our arms
C Am
In their place we held those children,
C Em
the Jewish people would live on
C Asus2
"We danced round and round in circles
C D
as if the world had done no wrong
C Am
From evening until morning,
C Bm
filling up the shul with song
C Asus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
C D
to clutch and hold up high
C Am
In their place we held those children,
C Em
am yisrael chai"
C Asus2
"We danced round and round in circles
C D
as if the world had done no wrong
C Am
From evening until morning,
C Bm
filling up the shul with song
C Asus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
C D
to gather in our arms
C Am
In their place we held those children,
C Em
the Jewish people would live on
G F
Bm yisrael chai
C Em
The Jewish people would live on
Bm G F
The Jewish people WILL live on
- 1. Chord Gitar Abie Rotenberg - The Man From Vilna Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar A#)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Abie Rotenberg - The Man From Vilna Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar A#)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan