Intro
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[Verse 1]
F# B
He wakes up to daven while it's still early
D#m G#m B F#
He gives one last look in the crib at his baby
F# B
He stands there a moment, thinking in his heart
B F# G#m D#m
Hashem, please protect my family from harm
F# B
Out on the street he helps an old man across
D#m G#m B F#
And makes his way on the crosstown bus
F# B
He waits on the platform for just one more train
B F# C#7 F#
And whatever Hashem has in store for today
[Interlude 1]
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"Breaking News"
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"D# Jerusalem man was killed today near the light rail"
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"In what Israeli Police say was a terror attack"
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"And now for sports"
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"Boston beats Chicago in a trouncing 19 to 7..."
[Chorus]
D#m B
We wake up early as they wake up too
A#m F# G#7 C#
They sharpen their knives as we go to shul
A#m F#
As everyone prays to the G-d of Creation
A#m C# C#7 F#
We toil in Torah and fight for our nation
D#m B
We run to daven or to the border
A#m F# G#7 C#
To check all the lines and see all's in order
A#m F#
We'll get rewarded for tying our shoes
A#m C# C#7 F#
And placing our lives to save fellow Jews
[Verse 2]
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His brother's in the army, protecting the nation
D#m G#m B F#
With a prayer and a gun and determination
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He stands by the platform and lifts up his eyes
B F# C#7 F#
And waves to his brother on the other side
F# B
Suddenly a warning, a cry in the distance
D#m G#m B F#
D# hundred reactions, a silent confusion
F# B
The soldier, he sees him and fires his load
B F# C#7 F#
But the stone has been thrown so long ago
[Chorus]
D#m B
We wake up early as they wake up too
A#m F# G#7 C#
They sharpen their knives as we go to shul
A#m F#
As everyone prays to the G-d of Creation
A#m C# C#7 F#
We toil in Torah and fight for our nation
D#m B
We run to daven or to the border
A#m F# G#7 C#
To check all the lines and see all's in order
A#m F#
We'll get rewarded for tying our shoes
A#m C# C#7 F#
And placing our lives to save fellow Jews
[Interlude 2]
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"Today's top stories"
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"More violence in Jerusalem today"
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"It wasn't an Israeli who was shot as earlier reported"
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"But a Palestinian youth who was killed"
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"By Israeli forces carrying M-16s"
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"After allegedly throwing a small stone"
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"In the direction of some people"
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"The boy, who was just 16 years old"
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"Was heard to cry 'G-d is great!'"
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"Before being shot dead"
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"There were no causalties on the Israeli side"
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"And now for the weather"
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"It's cold and dreary this morning..."
[Chorus]
D#m B
We wake up early as they wake up too
A#m F# G#7 C#
They sharpen their knives as we go to shul
A#m F#
As everyone prays to the G-d of Creation
A#m C# C#7 F#
We toil in Torah and fight for our nation
D#m B
We run to daven or to the border
A#m F# G#7 C#
To check all the lines and see all's in order
A#m F#
We'll get rewarded for tying our shoes
A#m C# C#7 F#
And placing our lives to save fellow Jews
[Outro]
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- 1. Chord Gitar Bumy Goldson - We Wake Up Early Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar F#)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Bumy Goldson - We Wake Up Early Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar F#)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan