613 Commandments-1

Debbie Friedman – capo IV for original key

(RIFF Then alternate basss)
C C/G C C/G
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b |------------------1----1---1---1----|
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[Intro] (slowly)

A7 D7 G7 C
613 commandments…. We could hardly believe our eyes
Chorus

G7 C G
Well there were 613 commandments that Moses handed to us.
G
As we stood at the foot of the mountain of Sinai,
C
Our dear Moses started to fuss.
C C7 F D7
He threw two tablets onto the ground and much to our surprise,
C A7
The Ten Commandments broke into pieces,
D7 G7 C RIFF
And we couldn’t believe our eyes.
Verse

C G
Because the Torah was much too long to describe to all the Jews,
G C
Our God decided to write Ten Commandments that said the don’ts and do's.
C C7 F D7
Every commandment talked about the way we had to live,
C A7 D7 G7 C RIFF
When we work or play, cook and clean, borrow, take or give.
Chorus

G7 C G
Well there were 613 commandments that Moses handed to us.
G
As we stood at the foot of the mountain of Sinai,
C
Our dear Moses started to fuss.

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Debbie Friedman – capo IV for original key
C C7 F D7
He threw two tablets onto the ground and much to our surprise,
C A7
The Ten Commandments broke into pieces,
D7 G7 C RIFF
And we couldn’t believe our eyes.
Verse

G7 C G
As we stood at the bottom of the mountain and listened to Moshe,
G C
He asked how many wanted the Torah and a bunch of us said, “Yah!.”
C C7 F D7
We thought about the way life was and the way life ought to be.
C A7 D7 G7 C RIFF
Without the Torah we would have been lost and stuck with idolatry.
Chorus

G7 C G
Well there were 613 commandments that Moses handed to us.
G
As we stood at the foot of the mountain of Sinai,
C
Our dear Moses started to fuss.
C C7 F D7
He threw two tablets onto the ground and much to our surprise,
C A7
The Ten Commandments broke into pieces,
D7 G7 C RIFF
And we couldn’t believe our eyes.
Verse

G7 C G
So when it’s time to celebrate Chag HaShavuot,
G C
We all rejoice ‘cause the Torah’s ours to study, teach and quote,
C C7 F D7
Had we not made a promise to be chosen and to choose.
C A7 D7 G7 C RIFF
Remember that there wouldn’t be a people called the Jews.
Chorus Repeat as above

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