Chayala Neuhaus - Eicha

^C#mThere once was a prince with a ^Afire in his eyes ^EAnd a palace he built of his ^Bdreams ^C#mWith towering visions of ^Achasing the skies ^EAnd the glory he'd bring to his ^BKing

^F#mBut one day a black cloud of ^Aevil set in ^G#mA storm washed the palace ^Baway in the ^G#mwind ^C#mAnd all that's left is the ^F#mpain of one ^Aword ^G#mWritten on his ^C#mface

He cried ^C#mאיכה- how can this ^Abe ^EThis wasn't the life I was ^Bchosen to lead ^C#mאיכה- a question, a ^Aplea ^ECan the fate that I am facing ^Bbe my destiny ^F#mThe words of a nation who wept bitter tears ^C#mFor their beautiful city, now ^G#mgone, disappeared ^F#mThey cried איכה ^{G#m C#m}And their cry is alive

^C#mThere once stood a palace ^ABathed in a glow ^EThat only the heavens could ^Bgild ^C#mA place for the people ^AHashem cherished so ^EA mikdash they lovingly ^Abuilt

^F#mBut angry red flames ^AThey devoured it all ^G#mThe city, the palace, the ^Bpeace ^C#mAs the heartbroken ^F#mprinces stood ^AWitnessing ^G#mthis ^C#mtragedy

Oh- ^Aאיכה ישבה^C#m בדד ^EI am left here alone with no ^Bcomfort in sorrow ^C#mאיכה - I just need to ^Aknow ^EWill the dreams that I nourished have ^Bsus4hope of ^Btomorrow ^F#mYisrael I now understand your pain ^C#mYisrael the cry is ^G#mresounding again ^F#mIn the איכה ^G#m My broken heart ^Acries ^B

^AI weep with you now yerushalayim ^G#7As the churban that burned us

As the ^Ftears of mourning, pour ^Cforth from my heart Bb Dm על אלה אני בוכיה ^FOver the ruins and rubble of my ^Chopes torn apart ^Gmבת ציון, you've asked it for years without cease ^Dmבת ציון, my heart joins with ^Bbyours to beseech ^GmStill איכה ^{Am Bb}How can this be ^C

^Gmאיכה, ^AmHow can this ^Bbbe ^{C Dm}How can this be