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They Tried To Kill Us, We Survived Let's Eat by Jewmongous (Sean Altman) Tabbed out by Scott McPherson (No affilation with Sean Altman) Here you go, the story of Passover, according to Wikipedia I think I have it right, if I have any mistakes, please tell me. Capo on 2nd fret Em Am We were slaves to pharaoh in Egypt Em Am The year was 1492 Em Am Hitler had just invaded Poland Em Am Madonna had just become a Jew Em Am Moses was found on the Potomac Em Am Then he marched with Martin Luther King F# He came back to free us from our bondage 'Cause S&M has never been our thing Em Am They tried to kill us, we survived, let's eat Em Am They tried to kill us, we were faster on our feet C So they chase us to the border Em There's a parting of the water Em Am Tried to kill us, we survived, let's eat (Just repeat the same pattern) Then the Pharaoh, who looked like Yul Bryner [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/misc-unsigned-bands/276524.html ] Heard the Jews were trying to escape Charlton Heston came right down from the mountain He said, "Pharaoh, you're a damn dirty ape" The menorah was almost out of oil Farrakhan was planning Kristalnacht The gefitle fish was nearing extinction It looked like Moses and his flock were fehrkakt They tried to kill us, we survived, let's eat They tried to kill us, we were faster on our feet And we knew how to resist 'Cause we'd rented Schindler's List Tried to kill us, we survived, let's eat The 10 Egyptian plagues 1. Blood 2. Locusts 3. Boils 4. Dandruff 5. Acne 6. Backne 7. Indigestion 8. Sciatica 9. Cataracts 10. Sickle cell anemia We fled on foot, there was no time to tarry Leavening the bread would take too long All we had was egg foo yung and matzoh While battling the fearsome Viet Cong And so tonight, we gather to remember The ancient Hebrews who paid the price We have a Seder, each year in December To commemorate our savior, Jesus Christ They tried to kill us, we survived, let's eat They tried to kill us, we were faster on our feet So we never did succumb to the annual pogrom Tried to kill us, we survived, let's eat They tried to kill us, we survived, let's eat They tried to kill us, we were faster on our feet So come on, blow the shofar 'Cause they haven't nailed us so far Tried to kill us, we survived, let's eat |