The Partisan chords by
Leonard Cohen

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Key: G minor

Intro 1

Gm

Gm

Gm

Gm

[Fade in]

Bb

D

When they poured across the bor

Verse 1
Gm Gm 
 
der
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
I was cautioned to surrender
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
This I   could not do
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
I took my gun and vanished
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
I have changed my name so

Verse 2
Gm Gm 
 
often
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
I've lost my wife and children
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
But I   have many friends
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
And some of them are with me
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
An old woman gave us

Verse 3
Gm Gm 
 
shelter
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Kept us hidden in the garret
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Then the soldiers came
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
She died without a whisper
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
There were three of us this

Verse 4
Gm Gm 
 
morning
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
I'm the only one this evening
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
But I must go on
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
The frontiers are my prison
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Oh, the wind, the wind is

Verse 5
Gm Gm 
 
blowing
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Through the graves the wind is blowing
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Freedom soon will come
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Then we'll come from the shadows
Gm Gm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Les allemands étaient  chez moi

Verse 6
Gm Gm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Ils me dirent, "résigne toi"
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Mais je n'ai pas peur
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
J'ai repris mon âme
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
J'ai changé  cent fois de nom

Verse 7
Gm Gm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
J'ai perdu  femme et enfants
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Mais j'ai tant d'amis
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
J'ai la France entière
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Un vieil homme dans un gre

Verse 8
Gm Gm 
 
nier
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Pour la nuit nous a  caché
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Les allemands l'ont pris
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Il est mort sans surprise
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Oh, the wind, the wind is

Verse 9
Gm Gm 
 
blowing
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Through the graves the wind is blowing
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Freedom soon will come
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
D D 
 
Then we'll come from the shadows
Gm Gm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsGm Bb D F Eb

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