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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse 1:
Am
A small cup of wine he holds in his hand
C G Am C
Young Mendel at a Farbrengen does stand
Am
Thousands of men standing in awe
C G Am
Their attention to the Rebbe is drawn
Am
Though Mendel stood there his mind was elsewhere
C G Am C
To hear the Farbrengen he did not care
Am
He just could not wait until it was done
C G Am
So he could go home and have fun
Verse 2:
C G Am
As he walked down the street, his friends he would meet
C G Am C
They'd teach him to lie and they'd teach him to cheat
C G Am
He'd look to both sides to make sure no one saw
C G Am
Then Mendel would break every law
Chorus:
C F Am G
It occurred to him at a Farbrengen one week
C F Am G
After all it's to me that the Rebbe does speak
Am F C
His words to my heart I must take
C F C
What a difference to me it would make
C F Am G
How can I stand every week and ignore
C F Am G
The words being said by the Nossi HaDar
Am F C
He decides with tears in his eyes
C F C
Enough of my cheating and lies
Verse 3:
Am C G Am
As he walked down the street, he met his best friend
C G Am C
He told him my bad ways have come to an end
C Am G Am
I've come to regret all the things that I did
C G Am
From now on I'll be a Chosid
Chorus:
C F Am G
It occurred to him at a Farbrengen one week
C F Am G
After all it's to me that the Rebbe does speak
Am F C
His words to my heart I must take
C F C
What a difference to me it would make
C F Am G
How can I stand every week and ignore
C F Am G
The words being said by the Nossi HaDar
Am F C
He decides with tears in his eyes
C F C
Enough of my cheating and lies
Outro:
Am C G Am
As he walked down the street, he met his best friend
C G Am C
He told him my bad ways have come to an end
C Am G Am
I've come to regret all the things that I did
C G Am
From now on I'll be a Chosid
C G Am
From now on I'll be a Chosid...
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Last Updated: May 20, 2021