Abie Rotenberg
Capo 5 Am G In a one room apartment F Em Somewhere in the city F Am A story of magic unfolds Am G There lived an old widow F Em Without any children F G Am Abandoned, forgotten, alone Am G And she lived with the memories F Em Of barbed wire fences F Am The darkness invading her dreams Am G F Em Oh if ever a woman had reason to cry F G Am Then surely the woman was she Dm G But never did she shed a tear E She asked for no answers, Am had nothing to fear F C God’s love is but hidden, E Am In time we'll know why G F But today there's no reason, Em Am no reason to cry. Am G Well it happened one Friday F Em there just was no money F Am Her table bare, covered in white Am G But she found a few pennies F Em and bought a small candle F G Am Her Shabbos would still have its light Am G And she lit the lone candle, F Em recited the bracha F Am The deepest of joys in her heart Am G When a gust of wind blew F Em through a crack in the window F G Am The flame once so bright had gone dark Dm G This time the pain was so great E She tried to hold back Am but it was too late F C Where has my faith gone, E Am she said with a sigh G F As a small teardrop formed Em Am on the edge of her eye Am G It rolled down her cheek, F Em heading straight for the candle F Am As if with a mind of its own Am G Touching the wick, F Em the drop burst out in flames F G Am Once more there was light in her home Dm G No more could she hold back the tears E Am She cried out the sorrow of so many years F C God's love is but hidden, E Am in time we'll know why G F But the heavens had told her Em Am it’s all right to cry Variations G F But today there's no reason, G Am no reason to cry.