[Verse]
Cm Eb Cm Gm
Cm Eb Cm Gm 

[Verse]
Cm
Rachel knew her man was strong
Eb
Cutting, chopping all day long
  Cm                                  Gm
But he was turning forty; he couldn’t read.
     Cm
He’d trim your tree, make a dime
Eb
Married a woman so divine
  Cm                             Gm   Bb
And she’d be the one change history.

[Chorus]
Eb
Chase your dreams, don’t wait for me
  Gm
A man must face his destiny
    Cm                 Gm
And I... can’t wait to see.
Eb
Grab each letter as it comes
Gm
Word by word is how it’s done
Cm                           Gm
Line by line, it’ll work out fine.

[Verse]
Cm
Greatest sage that ever lived
Eb
Had a tough time as a kid
       Cm                                  Gm
You see, he was turning forty, he couldn’t read.
     Cm
They stood together like a poem
Eb
By the river near their home
    Cm                         Gm   Bb
‘Cuz, what you see is meant to be.

[Chorus]
   Eb
He saw soft water rocking stone
Gm
Maybe Torah reach my bones
    Cm               Gm
And I... change destiny.
     Eb
I’ll grab each letter as it comes
Gm
Word by word is how it’s done
Cm                          Gm
Line by line it’ll work out fine.

[Post-Chorus]
Cm      Eb      Gm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Cm           Gm
Ay ay ay ay Akiva
Cm      Eb      Gm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Cm           Gm
Ay ay ay ay Akiva

[Verse]
  Cm
A winter’s day, a summer’s night
Eb
Rachel sat by candlelight
   Cm                          Gm
She could wait forever graciously.
     Cm
Came back to town a little gray
  Eb
A thousand students in his way
Cm                              Gm   Bb
  She was in the back so patiently.

[Chorus]
   Eb
He held a crown for all to see
Gm
I can never teach what she taught me
    Cm             Gm
And I learned bravery.
  Eb
I grabbed each letter as it comes
Gm
Word by word is how it’s done
Cm                           Gm
Line by line, it’ll work out fine.

Eb
Chase your dreams, don’t wait for me
  Gm
A man must face his destiny
    Cm              Gm
And I can’t wait to see.
Eb
Grab each letter as it comes
Gm
Word by word is how it’s done
Cm                           Gm
Line by line, it’ll work out fine.

[Post-Chorus]
Cm      Eb      Gm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Cm           Gm
Ay ay ay ay Akiva
Cm      Eb      Gm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Cm           Gm
Ay ay ay ay Akiva
 Eb     Gm
Akiva, Akiva