Leonard Cohen – The Partisan (Ukulele)
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Chords
[Intro]
Gm
[Verse 1]
Bb F Gm Bb F Gm When they poured across the border, I was cautioned to surrender Bb F Eb Bb D7 Gm This I could not do, I took my gun and vanished
[Verse 2]
Bb F Gm Bb F Gm I have changed my name so often, I've lost my wife and children Bb F Eb Bb D7 Gm But I have many friends, and some of them are with me
[Verse 3]
Bb F Gm Bb F Gm An old woman gave us shelter, kept us hidden in the garret Bb F Eb Bb D7 Gm Then the soldiers came, she died without a whisper
[Verse 4]
Bb F Gm Bb F Gm There were three of us this morning, I'm the only one this evening Bb F Eb Bb D7 Gm But I must go on, the frontiers are my prison
[Verse 5]
Bb F Gm Bb F Gm Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing through the graves the wind is blowing Bb F Eb Bb D7 Gm Freedom soon will come, then we'll come from the shadows
[Verse 6]
Bb F Gm Bb F Gm Les Allemands étaient chez moi, ils me dirent, resigne-toi
[The Germans were at my home, they told me to surrender]
Bb F Eb Bb D7 Gm Mais je n'ai pas pu, j'ai repris mon arme
[But I could not do, I have retaken my weapon]
[Verse 7]
Bb F Gm Bb F Gm J'ai changé cent fois de nom, j'ai perdu femme et enfants
[I have changed names a hundred times, I have lost wife and children]
Bb F Eb Bb D7 Gm Mais j'ai tant d'amis, j'ai la France entière
[But I have so many friends, I have entire France]
[Verse 8]
Bb F Gm Bb F Gm Un vieil homme dans un grenier pour la nuit nous a cachés
[An old man in an attic kept us hidden for the night]
Bb F Eb Bb D7 Gm Les Allemands l'ont pris, il est mort sans surprise
[The Germans took him, he died without surprise]
[Verse 9]
Bb F Gm Bb F Gm Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing, through the graves the wind is blowing Bb F Eb Bb D7 Gm Freedom soon will come, then we'll come from the shadows