From The Ashes Chords by Abie Rotenberg, Maccabeats

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_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] They staggered to freedom, [Eb] more dead than alive,
_ [Bb] Flesh barely hiding, [F] the bones underneath.
_ [Gm] Broken and battered, [Eb] their eyes told the tale
[Bb] Of shattered souls, anguish [F] and grief.
_ [G] But then they started [Gm] selling sugar cubes, or anything they could find,
[Bb] Making trades, taking chances [F] at unproven skills.
[Gm] Each penny slowly earned, invested and saved,
[Bb] Their form of revenge [F] to rebuild.
_ [Gm] They rose from the ashes [Eb] and relit their matches
[Bb] To kindle a fire [F] that somehow grew stronger.
[Gm] They suffered in silence, [Eb] yet lived in defiance,
[Bb] Never forgetting [F] their mothers and [Gm] fathers. _
How [Eb] did they lift themselves [Bb] from the dust?
And build [F] this world they created [Gm] for us?
With all that [Eb] was theirs, banished [Bb] and gone,
Where did [F] they find the will to [Gm] go _ on?
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[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ We have seen [Eb] the furrowed brows,
[Bb] Pale sullen faces [F] and numbers on skin.
[Gm] No one but they [Eb] would ever know
[Bb] The pain they carried [F] within.
_ [Gm] Yet they founded our communities and [Eb] fought to build our land,
[Bb] Scorning the darkness [F] and striving for light.
[Gm] And millions _ [Eb] perpetuate what nearly was lost,
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Reawakened and bursting [F] with life.
[Gm] They rose from the ashes [Eb] and relit their matches
[Bb] To kindle a fire [F] that somehow grew stronger.
[Gm] They suffered in silence, [Eb] yet lived in [Bb] defiance,
Never forgetting [F] their mothers and fathers.
[Gm] _ _
How did [Eb] they lift themselves from [Bb] the dust?
And build [F] this world they [D] created [Gm] for us?
With all that [Eb] was theirs, banished [Bb] and gone,
Where did [F] they find the [Cm] will to go _ on?
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] While some stood in [Eb] silence to comfort in blindness,
[Bb] There is no denying [F] the crimes that took place.
[Gm] They were witnessed by [Eb] millions,
Forever instilled [Bb] in a narrative _ [F] that can't be erased.
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And we'll pass [Eb] this torch from father [Bb] to son,
And through [F] the ages [D] we'll always [Gm] live on.
Events [Eb] that occurred will [Bb] always remain
In [F] our collective memory [Gm] unchanged. _
_ _ How did they lift _ themselves up from the dust?
_ How did _ _ _ they lift [Eb] _
themselves up from the dust?
_ [Bb] Lift [Cm] themselves up! _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Dm] He _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ stood by a mountain as our [Eb] nation was [Bb] founded,
Faith hatched in our hearts by a voice from on high.
[Gm] It was witnessed by millions,
[Ab] _ [Bb] Forever instilled in our narrative _ [F] to last for all [Bb] [Gm] time.
And this [Eb] torch was passed from father [Bb] to son,
And [F] through the ages [D] has [Gm] always lived on.
In the face [Eb] of despair, confusion [Bb] and drought,
The flame [F] that defines us has never [Eb] gone _ _ out.
The flame that [F] defines us _ [G] _ will [Gm] never go out.
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