The Partisan Uke tab by Leonard Cohen

5 Chords used in the song: Em, D, G, C, B7

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Artist: Leonard Cohen

Album: Songs From A Room

Year: 1969

Difficulty:

3.7

(Intermediate)

Key: EmChords

[Intro]

Em  Em  Em  Em

[Verse]

          G      (D)        Em
When they poured across the border
      G        (D)    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         (D)      Em
I have changed my name so often
     G      (D)       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    (D)      Em
An old woman gave us shelter
        G    (D)      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       (D)      Em
There were three of us this morning
        G   (D)       Em
I'm the only one this evening
      G       D
but I must go on
C                      G      B7
  the frontiers are my prison
Em  Em  Em  Em

        G        (D)      Em
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing
            G         (D)      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     (D)          Em
Les Allemands étaient chez moi               
       G        (D)    Em
ils me dirent, resigne-toi                   
        G        D
mais je n'ai pas pu                          
C                 G    B7
  j'ai repris mon arme                       
Em  Em  Em  Em

         G      (D)      Em
J'ai changé cent fois de nom                
        G       (D)   Em
j'ai perdu femme et enfants                  
          G       D
mais j'ai tant d'amis                        
C                  G     B7 
  j'ai la France entière                     
Em  Em  Em  Em

         G         (D)    Em
Un vieil homme dans un grenier               
        G        (D)  Em
pour la nuit nous a cachés                   
        G           D
les Allemands l'ont pris                     
C                     G     B7
  il est mort sans surprise                  
Em  Em  Em  Em

        G        (D)      Em
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing
            G         (D)      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

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About this song: The Partisan

"The Partisan" ("La Complainte du Partisan") is a song about the French Resistance in World War II. The song was written in 1943 in London by Anna Marly and Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie. It has been adapted (with English lyrics by Hy Zaret) and covered by diverse artists, including Joan Baez, Buffy Sainte-Marie, 16 Horsepower, Red Union, Po' Girl, Branimir Štulić and Electrelane. It is often confused with the Chant des Partisans, which became the unofficial anthem of the French Resistance. Read more on Last.fm.

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