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Leonard Cohen - The Partisan Chords

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The Partisan Chords

(ver. 1)
Leonard Cohen
Em  Em   Em   Em

           G                     Em
When they poured across the border
         G                Em
I was cautioned to surrender,
        G         D
this I could not do
C                        G       B7  
  I took my gun and vanished.
Em  Em  Em  Em

         G                  Em
I have changed my name so often,
       G                 Em
I've lost my wife and children
       G               D
but I have many friends,
C                             G    B7 
   and some of them are with me.
Em  Em Em Em

         G             Em
An old woman gave us shelter,
         G             Em
kept us hidden in the garret,
         G              D
then the soldiers came.
C                          G     B7  
    she died without a whisper.
Em Em Em Em

           G                  Em      
There were three of us this morning              
          G              Em
I'm the only one this evening                    
      G            D
but I must go on                                
C                           G   B7 
  the frontiers are my pri-son.                 
Em Em Em Em

          G                 Em
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing,               
            G                   Em
through the graves the wind is blowing,       
        G                 D
freedom soon will come                          
C                           G      B7 
  then we'll come from the shadows.             
Em Em Em Em

         G                   Em
Les Allemands  etaient chez moi,        The Germans were at my home
        G              Em
ils m'ont dit "Resigne-toi"            They said, "Sign yourself,"
        G            D
mais je n'ai pas peur;                      But I am not afraid
C                     G   B7 
   j'ai repris mon arme.                  I have retaken my weapon.
Em Em Em Em

          G               Em
J'ai change cent fois de nom,         I have changed names a hundred times
         G               Em
j'ai perdu femme et enfants            I have lost wife and children
          G               D
mais j'ai tant d'amis                     But I have so many friends
C                         G   B7 
    j'ai la France entire.                  I have all of France
Em Em Em Em

         G                  Em
Un vieil homme dans un grenier               An old man, in an attic
        G               Em
pour la nuit nous a cache,                  Hid us for the night
         G                D
les Allemands l'ont pris                     The Germans captured him
C                         G    B7 
   il est mort sans surprise.                  He died without surprise.
Em Em Em Em

        G                  Em
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing,
            G                 Em
through the graves the wind is blowing,
        G                 D
freedom soon will come;
C                                G      B7   Em Em Em Em 
    then we'll come from the shadows.
            
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