Tuning: E A D G B E

Example clips on Youtube of this traditional song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4ip5oLBH3c & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsKXqSB_jkU [Verse 1]

^AmA small cup of wine he holds in his hand ^CYoung Mendel ^Gat a Farbren^Amgen does sta^Cnd ^AmThousands of men standing in awe ^CTheir attenti^Gon to the Re^Ambbe is drawn

^AmThough Mendel stood there his mind was elsewhere ^CTo hear the F^Garbrengen he^Am did not car^Ce ^AmHe just could not wait until it was done ^CSo he could g^Go home and h^Amave fun

[Verse 2]

^CAs he walked down th^Ge street, hi^Ams friends he would meet ^CThey'd teach ^Ghim to lie a^Amnd they'd te^Cach him to cheat ^CHe'd look to both si^Gdes to make ^Amsure no one saw ^CThen Mendel w^Gould break e^Amvery law

[Chorus]

^CIt occurred t^Fo him at a F^Amarbrengen on^Ge week ^CAfter all it'^Fs to me that^Am the Rebbe d^Goes speak ^AmHis words to m^Fy heart I mu^Cst take ^CWhat a differ^Fence to me i^Ct would make

^CHow can I sta^Fnd every wee^Amk and ignore^G ^CThe words bei^Fng said by t^Amhe Nossi HaD^Gar ^AmHe decides wit^Fh tears in h^Cis eyes ^CEnough of my ^Fcheating and^C lies

[Verse 3]

^AmAs he walked^C down the str^Geet, he met ^Amhis best friend ^CHe told him m^Gy bad ways h^Amave come to ^Can end ^CI've come to ^Amregret all t^Ghe things th^Amat I did ^CFrom now on I^G'll be a Cho^Amsid

[Chorus]

^CIt occurred t^Fo him at a F^Amarbrengen on^Ge week ^CAfter all it'^Fs to me that^Am the Rebbe d^Goes speak ^AmHis words to m^Fy heart I mu^Cst take ^CWhat a differ^Fence to me i^Ct would make

^CHow can I sta^Fnd every wee^Amk and ignore^G ^CThe words bei^Fng said by t^Amhe Nossi HaD^Gar ^AmHe decides wit^Fh tears in h^Cis eyes ^CEnough of my ^Fcheating and^C lies

[Outro]

^CFrom now on I^G'll be a Cho^Amsid...

Misc Traditional - A small cup of wine