[Verse]:
A D
I met a man last sunday,
A F#m
who was on his way back home
A D
From a wedding in Chicago,
E G#m
and was traveling alone
E F#m
He said he came from Vilna,
D Bm
a survivor I could tell
Em D
And I helped him with his suitcase,
C A
he could not walk very well
A D
F# steward gave us coffee
A F#m
as we settled on the plane
A D
And I asked him why he bothers,
E G#m
at his age there'd be no blame
E F#m
He said "no simcha is a burden,
D Bm
though I miss my dear late wife"
Em D
And then he shared with me a story
C Em
that has changed my view of life:
[Chorus]:
G Esus2
"We danced round and round in circles
G A
as if the world had done no wrong
G Esus2
From evening until morning,
G F#m
filling up the shul with song
G Esus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
G A
to clutch close to our hearts
G Esus2
In their place we held the future
G Bm
of a past so torn apart
[Verse]:
A D
I remember liberation,
A F#m
joy and fear both intertwined
A D
Where to go and what to do,
E G#m
and how to leave the pain behind?
E F#m
My heart said 'go to vilna',
D Bm
dare I pray yet once again
Em D
For the chance to find a loved one,
C A
or perhaps a childhood friend?
A D
It took many months to get there,
A F#m
from the late spring to the fall
A D
And as I, many others,
E G#m
close to four hundred in all
E F#m
And slowly there was healing,
D Bm
darkened souls now mixed with light
Em D
When someone proudly cried out,
C Em
'simchas Torah is tonight!'
[Chorus]:
G Esus2
"We danced round and round in circles
G A
as if the world had done no wrong
G Em
From evening until morning,
G F#m
filling up the shul with song
G Esus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
G A
to clutch close to our hearts
G Em
In their place we held the future
G Bm
of a past so torn apart
[Verse]:
A D
We ran as one towards the shul,
A F#m
our spirits in a trance
A D
And we tore apart the barricade,
E G#m
in defiance we would dance
E F#m
But the scene before our eyes
D Bm
shook us to the core
Em D
Scraps of siddur, bullet holes,
C A
bloodstains on the floor
A D
Turning to the eastern wall,
A F#m
we looked on in despair
A D
There'd be no scrolls to dance with,
E G#m
the holy ark was bare
E F#m
Then we heard two children crying,
D Bm
a boy and girl whom no one knew
Em D
And we realized that no children
C Em
were among us but those two
[Chorus]:
G Esus2
"We danced round and round in circles
G A
as if the world had done no wrong
G Em
From evening until morning,
G F#m
filling up the shul with song
G Esus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
G A
to gather in our arms
G Em
In their place we held those children,
G Bm
the Jewish people would live on
G Esus2
"We danced round and round in circles
G A
as if the world had done no wrong
G Em
From evening until morning,
G F#m
filling up the shul with song
G Esus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
G A
to clutch and hold up high
G Em
In their place we held those children,
G Bm
am yisrael chai"
G Esus2
"We danced round and round in circles
G A
as if the world had done no wrong
G Em
From evening until morning,
G F#m
filling up the shul with song
G Esus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
G A
to gather in our arms
G Em
In their place we held those children,
G Bm
the Jewish people would live on
D C
F#m yisrael chai
G Bm
The Jewish people would live on
F#m D C
The Jewish people WILL live on
- 1. Chord Gitar Abie Rotenberg - The Man From Vilna Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar D#)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Abie Rotenberg - The Man From Vilna Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar D#)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan