Arbeter Froyen chords by Daniel Kahn And The Painted Bird

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Cm

Difficulty: Novice

Cm                      Fm
Arbeter froyen, laydnde froyen!
                        B       Eb
Froyen, vos shmakhtn in hoyz un fabrik
Cm                                        Fm
Vos shteyt ir fun vaytn? vos helft ir nit boyen
                            B            Eb
Dem templ fun frayhayt, fun mentshlekhn glik?

Fm                   Eb        Fm
Helft undz trogn dem baner dem roytn
B                                       Eb
Forverts, durkh shturem, durkh finstere nekht!
Fm                    Cm             B
Helft undz vorhayt un likht tsu farshpreytn
Eb                 Gm      Cm
Tsvishn umvisende, elente knekht!

Cm                         Fm
Hardworking women, arbeter women
                    B            Eb
Women who labor in factories and homes
Cm                             Fm
Join in the fight for its only beginning
                               B         Eb
And no one should stand in the struggle alone

Fm                   Eb        Fm
Let us all carry the reg flag together
B                                    Eb
Weathering storms in the dark of the night
Fm                    Cm       B
Building a temple of freedom forever
Eb                    Gm        Cm
Helping each other to carry the light

Cm Fm
Fm  B Eb
Cm Fm
Fm    Gm Cm
Ya da dai dai etc

Cm                               Fm
How many daughters, sisters, and mothers
                               B           Eb
Have given their lives for the things they believe
Cm                                  Fm
Mighty as lions they fight for each other
                            B      Eb
For freedom and justice and equality

Fm                        Eb          Fm
We'll carry the banner as sisters and brothers
B                                    Eb
Waking the world to the light of the day
   Fm                         Cm           B
As friends and companions, as comrades and lovers
Eb              Gm          Cm
Arbeter froyen, show us the way

Solo:
Cm Fm
Fm B Eb
Cm Fm
Fm B Eb

Fm                        Eb        Fm
Helft undz di velt fun ir shmuts derheybn!
B                        Eb
Ales opfern, vos undz iz lib
   Fm              Cm       B
Kemfn tsuzamen, vi mekhtike leybn
Eb                                Gm     Cm
Far frayhayt, far glaykhhayt, far undzer printsip!


Cm Fm
Fm  B Eb
Cm Fm
Fm   Gm Cm
Ya da dai dai etc