Candlelight
The Maccabees
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Am G I’ll tell a tale tale tale taleAm G Of Maccabees in Israel el el elAm G When the Greeks tried to assail sail sail sailAm G But it was all to no avail vail vail vailAm G C F The war went on and on and onAm G C F Until the mighty Greeks were goneAm G C F I flip my latkes in the air sometimes sayinAm G C F ayyy ohhh spin the drei-delG C F Just wanna celebrate for all eight nights singingAm G C F ayyy ohhh, light the can-dlesAm G We say al ha-ni-ssimC F Oh yea for all eight nightsAm G Then we play dreidelC F By the candle-lightAm G And I told you onceC F Now I told you twiceAm G Bout the mi-ra-cleC F Of the candle-lightAm G They took the field field field fieldC F Am G The rivals thought are they for real real real realContinues after the adC F Am G Those maccabees they’d never yield yield yield yieldC F Am G They charged ahead with sword and shield shield shield shieldAm G C F The war went on and on and onAm G C F Until the mighty Greeks were goneAm G C F I flip my latkes in the air sometimes sayinAm G C F ayyy ohhh spin the drei-delG C F Just wanna celebrate for all eight nights singingAm G C F ayyy ohhh, light the can-dlesAm G We say maoz tzurC F Oh yea for all eight nightsAm G Then we play drei-delC F By the candle-lightAm G And I told you onceC F Now I told you twiceAm G Bout the mi-ra-cleC F Of the candle-lightEm Am And the great menorahC F For eight days it kept on burningEm Am What a celebrationC F A great return to Torah learningEm Am Cuz I,I,I can feel itC F And Ay-ay-ayEm Am Nes gadol, nes gadolC F Nes gadol hayah shamC F Nes gadol hayah shamAm G C F I flip my latkes in the air sometimes sayinAm G C F ayyy ohhh spin the drei-delG C F Just wanna celebrate for all eight nights singingAm G C F ayyy ohhh, light the can-dles We say al ha-ni-ssimC F Oh yea for all eight nightsAm G Then we play dreidelC F By the candle-lightAm G And I told you onceC F Now I told you twiceAm G Bout the mi-ra-cleC F Of the candle-light