Abie Rotenberg
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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.