They Tried To Kill Us We Survived Lets Eat chords

Capo on 2nd fret

[Em]We were slaves to pharaoh in Eg[Am]ypt
[Em]The year was 149[Am]2
[Em]Hitler had just invaded Pola[Am]nd
[Em]Madonna had just become a J[Am]ew
[Em]Moses was found on the Poto[Am]mac
[Em]Then he marched with Martin Luther K[Am]ing
[F#]He came back to free us from our bondage

'Cause S&M has never been our thing
[Em]They tried to kill us, we survived, let's e[Am]at
[Em]They tried to kill us, we were faster on our f[Am]eet
[C]So they chase us to the border
There's a p[Em]arting of the water
[Em]Tried to kill us, we survived, let's e[Am]at

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Then the Pharaoh, who looked like Yul Bryner

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