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The Partisan

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Leonard Cohen

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The Partisan" is an anti-fascist anthem about the French Resistance in World War II
[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
[Verse]
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
[Verse]
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
[Verse]
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
[Verse]
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
[Verse]
G (D) Em
Les Allemands étaient chez moi [The Germans were at my home]
G (D) Em
ils me dirent, resigne-toi [they told me to surrender]
G D
mais je n'ai pas pu [but I could not do]
C G B7
j'ai repris mon arme [I have retaken my weapon]
Em Em Em Em
[Verse]
G (D) Em
J'ai changé cent fois de nom [I have changed names a hundred times]
G (D) 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 entière [I have entire France]
Em Em Em Em
[Verse]
G (D) Em
Un vieil homme dans un grenier [An old man in an attic]
G (D) Em
pour la nuit nous a cachés [kept us hidden for the night]
G D
les Allemands l'ont pris [the Germans took him]
C G B7
il est mort sans surprise [he died without surprise]
Em Em Em Em
[Verse]
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