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Am Dm
He raised his hand to wave goodbye
Am Dm
Saw the pain in mother's eyes
F Am
Who left her little precious boy of four
Am Dm
In a citadel of ash and stone
Am Dm
That preached a faith unlike his own
F C
Perhaps he just may yet survive this war
G Am
In the shadows stood a man in black
G Am
My child he said, you must not look back
G Dm
Yet one image lingered, the tears on her face
F E
And mother's words from their last embrace
CHORUS:
Am F
Shema, Shema Yisrael
C G
Know that there is but one G-d above
Dm
When you feel pain, when you rejoice
Am (C)
Know how He longs to hear your voice
G Em Am
Hashem Elokeinu, Hashem Echad
Am Dm
Deep within the iron gate
Am Dm
Far from the stench of war and hate
F Am
He knew not of a world gone insane
Am Dm
You must believe us, he was told
Am Dm
Our faith alone can save your soul
F C
Please let us heal your wounds and ease your pain
G Am
He tried not to forget his past, his home
G Am
But he was so very young and all alone
G Dm
Once visions of a shtetle vivid and clear
F E
Began to fade, and all but disappeared
CHORUS
Am
The winds of war had finally passed
Am
One man took on a sacred task
F Am
To bring the scattered Jewish children home
Am
He travelled far, from place to place
Am
A quest to reignite the faith
F C
Of those sent into hiding long ago
G Am
He entered the fortress grey and cold
G Am
Your kind is not among us, he was told
G Dm
Hashem above, he whispered, please don't let me fail
F E
As he began to sing Shema Yisrael
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