[Verse]:
F A#
I met a man last sunday,
F Dm
who was on his way back home
F A#
From a wedding in Chicago,
C Em
and was traveling alone
C Dm
He said he came from Vilna,
A# Gm
a survivor I could tell
Cm A#
And I helped him with his suitcase,
Ab F
he could not walk very well
F A#
D steward gave us coffee
F Dm
as we settled on the plane
F A#
And I asked him why he bothers,
C Em
at his age there'd be no blame
C Dm
He said "no simcha is a burden,
A# Gm
though I miss my dear late wife"
Cm A#
And then he shared with me a story
Ab Cm
that has changed my view of life:
[Chorus]:
Eb Csus2
"We danced round and round in circles
Eb F
as if the world had done no wrong
Eb Csus2
From evening until morning,
Eb Dm
filling up the shul with song
Eb Csus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
Eb F
to clutch close to our hearts
Eb Csus2
In their place we held the future
Eb Gm
of a past so torn apart
[Verse]:
F A#
I remember liberation,
F Dm
joy and fear both intertwined
F A#
Where to go and what to do,
C Em
and how to leave the pain behind?
C Dm
My heart said 'go to vilna',
A# Gm
dare I pray yet once again
Cm A#
For the chance to find a loved one,
Ab F
or perhaps a childhood friend?
F A#
It took many months to get there,
F Dm
from the late spring to the fall
F A#
And as I, many others,
C Em
close to four hundred in all
C Dm
And slowly there was healing,
A# Gm
darkened souls now mixed with light
Cm A#
When someone proudly cried out,
Ab Cm
'simchas Torah is tonight!'
[Chorus]:
Eb Csus2
"We danced round and round in circles
Eb F
as if the world had done no wrong
Eb Cm
From evening until morning,
Eb Dm
filling up the shul with song
Eb Csus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
Eb F
to clutch close to our hearts
Eb Cm
In their place we held the future
Eb Gm
of a past so torn apart
[Verse]:
F A#
We ran as one towards the shul,
F Dm
our spirits in a trance
F A#
And we tore apart the barricade,
C Em
in defiance we would dance
C Dm
But the scene before our eyes
A# Gm
shook us to the core
Cm A#
Scraps of siddur, bullet holes,
Ab F
bloodstains on the floor
F A#
Turning to the eastern wall,
F Dm
we looked on in despair
F A#
There'd be no scrolls to dance with,
C Em
the holy ark was bare
C Dm
Then we heard two children crying,
A# Gm
a boy and girl whom no one knew
Cm A#
And we realized that no children
Ab Cm
were among us but those two
[Chorus]:
Eb Csus2
"We danced round and round in circles
Eb F
as if the world had done no wrong
Eb Cm
From evening until morning,
Eb Dm
filling up the shul with song
Eb Csus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
Eb F
to gather in our arms
Eb Cm
In their place we held those children,
Eb Gm
the Jewish people would live on
Eb Csus2
"We danced round and round in circles
Eb F
as if the world had done no wrong
Eb Cm
From evening until morning,
Eb Dm
filling up the shul with song
Eb Csus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
Eb F
to clutch and hold up high
Eb Cm
In their place we held those children,
Eb Gm
am yisrael chai"
Eb Csus2
"We danced round and round in circles
Eb F
as if the world had done no wrong
Eb Cm
From evening until morning,
Eb Dm
filling up the shul with song
Eb Csus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
Eb F
to gather in our arms
Eb Cm
In their place we held those children,
Eb Gm
the Jewish people would live on
A# Ab
Dm yisrael chai
Eb Gm
The Jewish people would live on
Dm A# Ab
The Jewish people WILL live on
- 1. Chord Gitar Abie Rotenberg - The Man From Vilna Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Abie Rotenberg - The Man From Vilna Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan