From The Ashes chords by Abie Rotenberg

• Capo on 3rd

Key: Gm


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



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

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



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

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

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

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

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

     Em         C                D          G
The flame that defines us - has never gone out
     Em         C                 D          Em
The flame that defines us - will never go out