Mama Rochel chords by Yaakov Shwekey

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

F  G   C           Am
With the rising sun, on her wedding day
    C          G           F
She raised her eyes to the heavens
        F       G  Am           F      G
And she thanked Hashem, for the man of truth
              F             G
With whom she would build a nation.

         F    G     C         Am
But with nightfall came, destiny betrayed
    C       G        F
The veil concealing another
      F  G     Am              F         G
Yet a sister's shame, not her shattered dreams
     G                       Am
Took hold of her heart & her senses

Chorus:
            Am         G
Mama Rochel cry for us again
                 Em                 Am
Won't you shed a tear for your dear children
                  Dm                 G                 Am
If you raise your sweet voice now as then the day will come
            Am         G
Mama Rochel cry for us again
                 Em                 Am
Won't you shed a tear for your dear children
        Dm            G           Am
Bi'zechutaich v'shavu vonim lig'vulom

     F   G    C              Am
In a roadside grave, she was laid to rest
   C   G       F
In solitude forever
        F     G    Am          F       G
But her voice gave hope to the broken hearts
                     F                G
Of her daughters and sons - bound for exile

         F     G   C           Am
When her plaintive cry gained Divine consent
  C         G      F
A challenge to her Maker
        F  G  Am      F       G
Can the mercy of mere flesh & blood
    G                     Am
Run deeper than yours our Creator?

Chorus:
            Am         G
Mama Rochel cry for us again
                 Em                 Am
Won't you shed a tear for your dear children
                  Dm                 G                 Am
If you raise your sweet voice now as then the day will come
            Am         G
Mama Rochel cry for us again
                 Em                 Am
Won't you shed a tear for your dear children
        Dm            G           Am
Bi'zechutaich v'shavu vonim lig'vulom

         F     G   C           Am
Now your voice is still as you heed the call
     C     G       F
Of m'ni kolaich mi'bechi
         F   G    Am           F       G
It's our Father's will, He who made us all
               F          G
Dare we ask of you - to defy Him?

       F   G     C                Am
Yet a frightened child, numb from pain and grief
   C        G       F
Remains forlorn and uncertain
         F  G   Am             F       G
Clinging to the faith, that it can be heard
    G           Am
As it cries out to its mother

Chorus:
            Am         G
Mama Rochel cry for us again
                 Em                 Am
Won't you shed a tear for your dear children
                  Dm                 G                 Am
If you raise your sweet voice now as then the day will come
            Am         G
Mama Rochel cry for us again
                 Em                 Am
Won't you shed a tear for your dear children
        Dm            G           Am
Bi'zechutaich v'shavu vonim lig'vulom

          Am         G
Mama mama vain nochamol
                  Em             Am
Trerren zolttz du gissen un a tzohl
          Dm          G             Am
Beten fun bashefer in himmel, b'kol rom

          Am         G
Mama mama vain nochamol
                 Em             Am
Trerren zoltz du gissen un a tzohl
        Dm            G           Am
Bi'zechusaich v'shovu vonim lig'vulom

          Am        G
Rachel Imeinu s'ee kolaich
               Em        Am
Shuv shifchi kamayim dimataich
             Dm          G            Am
B'chi nah al banim asher galu v'al sivlam

          Am        G
Rachel Imeinu s'ee kolaich
               Em          Am
Shuv shifchi dimah lifnei konaich
        Dm            G           Am
Bi'zechutaich v'shavu banim ligvulam