Capo: 4 Tuning: E A D G B E

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^A7613 commandments…. ^D7We could ^G7hardly belie^Cve our eyes [Chorus]

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Well there ^Cwere 613 commandments ^Gthat Moses handed to us. ^GAs we stood at the foot of the mountain of Sinai, Our dear ^CMoses started to fuss. ^CHe threw two tablets ^C7onto the ground and ^Fmuch to our s^D7urprise, The ^CTen Commandments b^A7roke into pieces, And we ^D7couldn’t ^G7believe our ^Ceyes.

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^CBecause the Torah was much too long to ^Gdescribe to all the Jews, ^GOur God decided to write Ten Commandments that sa^Cid the don’ts and do's. ^CEvery commandment tal^C7ked about the way we^F had to live,^D7 When we wo^Crk or play, co^A7ok and clean, bo^D7rrow, ^G7take or giv^Ce.

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^G7Well there were ^C613 commandments that ^GMoses handed to us. ^GAs we stood at the foot of the mountain of Sinai, Our dear ^CMoses started to fuss. ^CHe threw two tablets ^C7onto the ground and ^Fmuch to our s^D7urprise, The ^CTen Commandments b^A7roke into pieces, And we ^D7couldn’t ^G7believe our ^Ceyes.

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As we st^Cood at the bottom of the mountain and listened to ^GMoshe, ^GHe asked how many wanted the Torah and a ^Cbunch of us said, “Yah!.” ^CWe thought about the ^C7way life was and the^F way life oug^D7ht to be. Without th^Ce Torah we wou^A7ld have been lost and s^D7tuck with i^G7dolat^Cry.

[Chorus] RIFF

Well there were ^C613 commandments that ^GMoses handed to us. ^GAs we stood at the foot of the mountain of Sinai, Our dear ^CMoses started to fuss. ^CHe threw two tablets ^C7onto the ground and ^Fmuch to our s^D7urprise, The ^CTen Commandments b^A7roke into pieces, And we ^D7couldn’t ^G7believe our ^Ceyes.

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So w^Chen it’s time to celebrate C^Ghag HaShavuot, ^GWe all rejoice ‘cause the Torah’s ours to^C study, teach and quote, ^CHad we not made a pro^C7mise to be c^Fhosen and to ^D7choose. Remember t^Chat there woul^A7dn’t be a^D7 people cal^G7led the J^Cews.

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Debbie Friedman - 613 commandments