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Looking through the stats for the site, I see that quite often people come looking for the chords to certain songs that I have had on as my weekly song (something I have not been doing lately). One song that I see more than others is “We Delight” by Steve McConnell (it was more recently covered by Aviad Cohen). Here is how we play the Steve McConnell version at my congregation and How I think the Aviad Cohen version goes. I could be wrong.

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WE DELIGHT
Steve McConnell
Key of: Am

Verse
  Am                G
Avinu Malkeynu our Father our King
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
    Am                       G
We enter Your rest and Your praises we sing!
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Chorus
     Am          G         Fmaj7 G Em7         Am
We delight, we delight, we delight in Your Shabbat!
     Am          G         Fmaj7 G Em7         Am
We delight, we delight, we delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
   Am                        G
In six days You painted the face of the earth
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
    Am                          G
And carved out a day when You'd rest from Your work
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
    Am                     G
You brought forth a nation from Abraham
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
    Am                   G
and spared his son Isaac providing the ram
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
    Am                     G
The prophets foretold that Messiah would come
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
      Am          G
Sh'ma Yisrael the L-rd G-d is one!
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
    Am                      G
And just as You rested when Your work was done
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
   Am                     G
we enter Your rest by the Work of Your Son
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
    Am                        G
The lillies You dress and the sparrows You feed
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
    Am        G
You Elohim provide every need!
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
     Am                     G
Your people will enter Your rest when we cry,
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
        Am      G
"Baruch ha ba b'Shem Adonai!"
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Now for the Aviad Cohen version, I think this is correct:

WE DELIGHT
Aviad Cohen version
Key of: Cm

Verse
  Cm                Bb
Avinu Malkeynu our Father our King
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
    Cm                       Bb
We enter Your rest and Your praises we sing!
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Chorus
     Cm          Bb        G#maj7 Bb Gm7       Cm
We delight, we delight, we delight in Your Shabbat!
     Cm          Bb        G#maj7 Bb Gm7       Cm
We delight, we delight, we delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
   Cm                        Bb
In six days You painted the face of the earth
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
    Cm                          Bb
And carved out a day when You'd rest from Your work
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
    Cm                     Bb
You brought forth a nation from Abraham
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
    Cm                   Bb
and spared his son Isaac providing the ram
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
    Cm                     Bb
The prophets foretold that Messiah would come
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
      Cm          Bb
Sh'ma Yisrael the L-rd G-d is one!
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
    Cm                      Bb
And just as You rested when Your work was done
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
   Cm                     Bb
we enter Your rest by the Work of Your Son
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
    Cm                        Bb
The lillies You dress and the sparrows You feed
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
    Cm        Bb
You Elohim provide every need!
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
     Cm                     Bb
Your people will enter Your rest when we cry,
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
        Cm      Bb
"Baruch ha ba b'Shem Adonai!"
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

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B”H