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The Partisan by Leonard Cohen - Guitar Chords

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            [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               [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

         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

         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

        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 
        

We also have 43 songs by Leonard Cohen

• Aint No Cure For Love
• Anthem
• Avalanche
• Bird On The Wire
• Chelsea Hotel 2
• Chelsea Hotel No 2
• Closing Time
• Coming Back To You
• Dance Me To The End Of Love
• Diamonds In The Mine
• Dress Rehearsal Rag
• Everybody Knows
• Famous Blue Raincoat
• First We Take Manhattan
• Hallelujah
• Hey Thats No Way To Say Goodbye
• If It Be Your Will
• Im Your Man
• Is This What You Wanted
• Lady Midnight
• Last Years Man
• Lover Lover Lover
• Master Song
• Night Comes On
• One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong
• Passing Through
• Seems So Long Ago Nancy
• Sisters Of Mercy
• So Long Marianne
• Songs Of Leonard Cohen
• Stories Of The Street
• Story Of Isaac
• Suzanne
• Take This Waltz
• The Future
• The Old Revolution
• The Partisan
• The Stranger Song
• Tonight Will Be Fine
• Tower Of Song
• Who By Fire
• Winter Lady
• You Know Who I Am

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