{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2881952,"song":"Deaf Man In The Shteeble","artist":"Lev Tahor","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11649421-deaf-man-in-the-shteeble-chords-by-lev-tahor/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2881952?type=chord","rating":4.73051,"votes":13,"content":"[Verse]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust a deaf man in the shteeble, and to everyone's surprise,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nhe comes to shul each Shabbos, and he prays with tear-filled eyes.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHis son he is the Chazan, though his voice he's never heard.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut he sits there, enjoying every word.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe watches every motion, every gesture that he makes.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he stays till the very end, how ever long it takes.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd when the davening is over, he's the first to reach his son.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the deaf man in the shteeble says,\"Well done\".[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow it's right before Yom Kippor, and in the shteeble there is fear.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey want to start Kol Nidre, but the Chazan's still not there.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh, the shul was filled with people, as the night begins to fall.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut the deaf man's chair stands empty, by the wall.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd suddenly the Chazan, he comes rushing through the door.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe's wearing his white Chazan's hat, he's never worn before.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe pauses for a moment, at his father's empty chair.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd quietly, he wipes away a tear.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he runs up to the bima, for there's no time left to wait.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd half the shul can hear the rabbi ask, \"How come so late?\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\"Oh, just getting ready for Yom Kippur\", is all he'd say.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nBut now, I'm going up to pray--ay--ay .[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd he takes his place surrounded by the holy torah ring.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd in a voice so beautiful, he begins to sing.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]F#[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nOh, every heart was broken, oh, and every soul turned bright.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]F#[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nFrom his Kol Nidre, that Yom Kippor night.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd when he finished davening, the rabbi asked to tell,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhat was it he was thinking of, that made him sing so well.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"Well you knew my dad was deaf\", he said, \"Last night he passed away.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt's the first time that my father's, heard me pray\".[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd he takes his place surrounded, by the holy torah ring.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd in a voice so beautiful, he begins to sing.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, every heart was broken, oh, and every soul turned bright.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFrom his Kol Nidre, that Yom Kippur night.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, every heart was broken, oh, and every soul turned bright.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFrom his Kol Nidre, that Yom Kippur night.[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse]","chords":["G","C","D","A","Em","D/F#","B","E","F#","C#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}