From The Ashes chords by Abie Rotenberg

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Key: G minorGm


Verse :
E minorEm         C majorC
They staggered to freedom more dead than alive
G+G       D MajorD
Flesh barely hiding the bones underneath
E minorEm            C majorC            G+G              D MajorD
Broken and battered their eyes told the tale of shattered souls, anguish and grief
E minorEm                       C majorC
But then they started selling sugar cubes - or anything they could find


    G+G              D MajorD
Making trades, taking chances - at unproven skills
E minorEm            C majorC             G+G           D MajorD
Each penny slowly earned, invested and saved - their form of revenge, to rebuild

Chorus:
   E minorEm             C majorC
They rose from the ashes - and relit their matches
  G+G         D MajorD
To kindle a fire that somehow grew stronger
   E minorEm            C majorC
They suffered in silence - yet lived in defiance
G+G           D MajorD
Never forgetting their mothers and fathers
E minorEm      C majorC            G+G
How did they lift themselves from the dust
        D MajorD
And build this world they created for us
E minorEm        C majorC           G+G
With all that was theirs - vanished and gone
        D MajorD
Where did they find - the will to go on
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD


Verse :
E minorEm        C majorC
We have seen the furrowed brows
G+G           D MajorD
Pale sullen faces and numbers on skin
E minorEm       c           G+G         D MajorD
No one but they would ever know - the pain they carried within
E minorEm                  C majorC
Yet they founded our communities and fought to build our land
G+G              D MajorD
Scorning the darkness - and striving for light
  E minorEm             C majorC
And millions perpetuate - what nearly was lost
G+G               D MajorD
Reawakened - and bursting with life

Chorus:
   E minorEm             C majorC
They rose from the ashes - and relit their matches
  G+G         D MajorD
To kindle a fire that somehow grew stronger
   E minorEm            C majorC
They suffered in silence - yet lived in defiance
G+G           D MajorD
Never forgetting their mothers and fathers
E minorEm      C majorC            G+G
How did they lift themselves from the dust
        D MajorD
And build this world they created for us
E minorEm        C majorC           G+G
With all that was theirs - vanished and gone
        D MajorD
Where did they find - the will to go on

Bridge:
E minorEm                 C majorC
While some stood in silence - took comfort in blindness
   G+G          D MajorD
There is no denying the crimes that took place
     E minorEm           C majorC
They were witnessed by millions - forever instilled in
G+G             D MajorD
A augmentedA narrative that can't be erased

Ending:
E minorEm         C majorC           G+G
And we'll pass this torch from father to son
         D MajorD
And through the ages will always live on
E minorEm       C majorC         G+G
Events that occurred will always remain
      D MajorD
In our collective memory unchanged
E minorEm         C majorC         N.C.
How Did they Lift
How Did they Lift - Lift themselves Up From the Dust?
E minorEm         C majorC         N.C.
How Did they Lift
How Did they Lift - Lift themselves Up From the Dust?

Lift themselves up
E minorEm               C majorC
We stood by a mountain as our nation was founded
G+G                D MajorD
Faith etched in our hearts by a voice from on high
E minorEm               C majorC
It was witnessed by millions - forever instilled in
G+G          D MajorD
Our narrative - to last for all time
E minorEm         C majorC           G+G
And this torch was passed from father to son
         D MajorD
And through the ages has always lived on
    E minorEm    C majorC     G+G     D MajorD
In the face of despair - confusion and doubt

   E minorEm     C majorC        D MajorD     G+G
The flame that defines us - has never gone out
   E minorEm     C majorC         D MajorD     E minorEm
The flame that defines us - will never go out