Leonard Cohen – The Partisan (Ukulele)

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[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