Jerusalem Uke tab by Matisyahu

6 Chords used in the song: Em, C, G, D, Bm, F#m

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Year:  2006
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3.83
(Intermediate)
Key: D, G, Em, BmChords
Em Em C C G G D D x2

Em Em
In the ancient days, we will return with no delay
C C
Picking up the bounty and the spoils on our way
G G
We've been traveling from state to state
D D
And them don't understand what they say
Em Em
3,000 years with no place to be
C C
And they want me to give up my milk and honey
G G
Don't you see, it's not about the land or the sea
D D
Not the country but the dwelling of his majesty

Chorus: x2
Em Em
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
C C
Fire not gonna come from me tongue.
G G
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
D D
Let my right hand forget what it's supposed to do

Em Em
Rebuild the temple and the crown of glory
C C
Years gone by, about sixty
G G
We were burned in the oven in this century
D D
And the gas tried to choke, but it couldn't choke me
Em Em
I will not lie down, I will not fall asleep
C C
So they come overseas, yes they're trying to be free
G G
Erase the demons out of our memory
D D
Change your name and your identity
Em Em
Afraid of the truth and our dark history
C C
Why is everybody always chasing we
G G
Cut off the roots of your family tree
D D
Don't you know that's not the way to be

Chorus

Em Em
Caught up in these ways, and the worlds gone craze
G G
Don't you know it's just a phase, cause of the Simon says
Bm Bm
If I forget the truth then my words won't penetrate
F#m F#m
Babylon burning in the place, can't see through the haze
Em Em
Chop down all of them dirty ways,
G G
That's the price that you pay for selling lies to the youth
Bm Bm
No way, not ok, oh
F#m F#m
No way, not ok, hey


Em Em
Aint no one gonna break my stride
C C G G
Aint no one gonna pull me down x2
D D
Oh no, I got to keep on moving

Chorus x2

Em Em C C
Jerusalem If I forget You
G G D D
Jerusalem If I forget You
Em Em C C
Jerusalem If I forget You
G G D D
Jerusalem If I forget You

Em Em C C G G D D

Uke tab by , 30 Jan 2014

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About this song: Jerusalem

"Jerusalem" is a song by Hasidic Jewish reggae singer Matisyahu, produced by Jimmy Douglass & The Ill Factor, and first released in 2006 on his major label debut, Youth. A new version was recorded later in 2006 with Sly & Robbie and was released as a digital single on September 19, 2006.[1] The song itself is based on Psalm 137, verses 5-7, one of the most well known of the Psalms: "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither, let my tongue cleave to my palate if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy."

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