Candlelight Chords

Capo: 4th fret

             Am         G
I’ll tell a tale tale tale tale
                 Am        G
Of Maccabees in Israel el el el
                           Am          G
When the Greeks tried to assail sail sail sail
                       Am        G
But it was all to no avail vail vail vail
 
 
             Am   G      C    F
The war went on and on and on
              Am    G      C     F
Until the mighty Greeks were gone
 
 
Am           G           C        F
I flip my latkes in the air sometimes sayin
Am    G              C    F
ayyy ohhh spin the drei-del
               G          C           F
Just wanna celebrate for all eight nights singing
Am    G              C    F
ayyy ohhh, light the can-dles
 
 
           Am    G
We say al ha-ni-ssim
            C          F
Oh yea for all eight nights
          Am    G
Then we play dreidel
          C      F
By the candle-light
 
        Am      G
And I told you once
         C       F
Now I told you twice
         Am     G
Bout the mi-ra-cle
          C      F
Of the candle-light
 
 
                Am           G
They took the field field field field
        C               F        Am        G
The rivals thought are they for real real real real
          C              F     Am         G
Those maccabees they’d never yield yield yield yield
        C               F           Am            G
They charged ahead with sword and shield shield shield shield
 
 
             Am   G      C    F
The war went on and on and on
              Am    G      C     F
Until the mighty Greeks were gone
 
 
Am           G           C        F
I flip my latkes in the air sometimes sayin
Am    G              C    F
ayyy ohhh spin the drei-del
               G          C           F
Just wanna celebrate for all eight nights singing
Am    G              C    F
ayyy ohhh, light the can-dles
 
 
        Am    G
We say maoz tzur
            C           F
Oh yea for all eight nights
               Am   G
Then we play drei-del
          C      F
By the candle-light
 
 
        Am      G
And I told you once
         C       F
Now I told you twice
         Am     G
Bout the mi-ra-cle
          C      F
Of the candle-light
 
 
 Em              Am
And the great menorah
 C                 F
For eight days it kept on burning
 Em         Am
What a celebration
    C                     F
A great return to Torah learning
 
 
 Em             Am
Cuz I,I,I can feel it
 C         F
And Ay-ay-ay
 Em         Am
Nes gadol, nes gadol
 C                F
Nes gadol hayah sham
 C                F
Nes gadol hayah sham
 
 
Am           G           C        F
I flip my latkes in the air sometimes sayin
Am    G              C    F
ayyy ohhh spin the drei-del
               G          C           F
Just wanna celebrate for all eight nights singing
Am    G              C    F
ayyy ohhh, light the can-dles
 
 
We say al ha-ni-ssim
            C          F
Oh yea for all eight nights
          Am    G
Then we play dreidel
          C      F
By the candle-light
 
        Am      G
And I told you once
         C       F
Now I told you twice
         Am     G
Bout the mi-ra-cle
          C      F
Of the candle-light