Dumai Chords
Dumai by Daniel Kahn And The Painted Bird is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, G and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse
Em
Hob ikh mir in harts a kholem
N.C.
Dumai, dumai, dumai
N.C.
heyb ikh oyf a fon fun sholem
N.C.
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Em
ober in mayn kholem shteyt a moyer
N.C.
Dumai, dumai, dumai
N.C.
ful mit payn un ful mit troyer
N.C.
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Em
Af der moyer shteyt a zelner
G
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Am
hinter im di grine felder
Em
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Em
me' hot geboyt tsufile grenetsn
G
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Am
afn land un in di mentshn
Em
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Em
Mir vein di grenetsn iberkumen
G
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Am
nor ven sine iz avekgenumen
Em
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Em
vemen zol dos land gehern?
G
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Am
tsi folk fun Levone tsi folk fun Shtern?
Em
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Em
Keyner vet undz frayhayt gebn
G
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Am
me' darf nokh zi aleyn zikh shtrebn
Em
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Em
zayn a fremder iz mayn shtand
G
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Am
s'iz gules do in undzer land
Em
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Em
I carry in my heart a dream
G
a flag of peace & a land redeemed
Am
but in my dream a wall of wire
Em
stone & iron forged in fire
Em
On the wall a soldier stands
G
keeps us out of our own land
Am
borders tear us all apart
Em
on the ground & in the heart
Em
While we all must learn to conquer hate,
G
what's a nation without a state?
Am
the land is holy, but for whom?
Em
God of the star or the crescent moon?
Em
No one freely gives up power
G
we alone can take what's ours
Am
without freedom, without land
Em
here in exile we do stand
Em
Without justice, without peace
G
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Am
just a dream become a beast
Em
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Em
where will exile draw the line?
G
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Am
in Israel or Palestine?
Em
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Em
Nisht keyn tsedek, nisht keyn sholem
G
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Am
nor a kholem gevorn a golem
Em
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Em
voser folk on a Medina?
G
Dumai, dumai, dumai
Am
say Yisroel say Palestina
Em
Dumai, dumai, dumai…