Benny Friedman
Original key: Em-Fm
Capo 2-4
Am
Sitting in the classroom
Dm Am
Every single day
C
You help me learn,
Dm Am F G
you teach me how to grow
Am
Starting with the letters
Dm F
of the Aleph Beis
C Dm F G Am
Rebbe, I owe you everything I know.
Am
I am still a child,
Dm Am
how can I understand
C
That what you give
Dm Am F G
will last my whole life long
Am
Klal Yisroel’s future,
Dm F
resting in your hand
C Dm
The Talmidim you teach
F G Am
will keep our Torah strong.
Chorus:
F
For Tinokos Shel
F G C
Beis Rabban through our history
Em
Are a treasure that you guard
Am
and you keep
F C
You are my Rebbe, my teire Rebbe
G Am
You are my Rebbe, le'olam va'ed.
F
It’s a debt of
F G C
Gratitude that we can never pay
Em
And there is no greater praise
Am
than to say
F C
You are my Rebbe, my teire Rebbe
G Am
You are my Rebbe, le'olam va'ed.
Am
The love and dedication
Dm Am
to every single child
C Dm
Even when the going’s
Am F G
not so smooth
Am
Never losing patience,
Dm F
always with a smile
C Dm
An example of what
F G Am
it means to be a Jew.
Am
You are like a father
Dm Am
I owe my life to you
C Dm
A gift that will last
Am F G
eternally
Am
All my ma’asim tovim,
Dm F
the mitzvos that I do
C Dm
And when we part,
F G Am
you’ll still be a part of me.
Chorus:
F
And like the stars
F G C
illuminate the darkest night
Em
Rebbe, you will always be
Am
my guiding light
F C
You are my Rebbe, my teire Rebbe
G Am
You are my Rebbe, le'olam va'ed.
F
And when we go towards
F G C
Moshiach soon in our day
Em
Our Rebbeim will be those
Am
who lead the way
F C
You are my Rebbe, my teire Rebbe
G Am
You are my Rebbe, le'olam va'ed.
Bridge:
[To play with original, move up one
key. E.g., if playing in Em, put capo
on 1st fret.]
Dm Am
U’matzdikei harabim
C G
Kichochavim li’olam va’ed
Dm Am
Eilu milamidei
C G
Milamidei tinokos
Dm Am
U’matzdikei harabim
C G
Kichochavim li’olam va’ed
Dm Am
Eilu milamidei
C Dm Am
Milamidei tinokos
Chorus:
F
For Tinokos Shel
F G C
Beis Rabban through our history
Em
Are a treasure that you guard
Am
and you keep
F C
You are my Rebbe, my teire Rebbe
G Am
You are my Rebbe, le'olam va'ed.