The Partisan chords by Leonard Cohen (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(G minor) [Fade in] (G minor) (G minor) (G minor)
When they (B flat major) poured across (D7/A) the bor
Verse 1
(G minor) der
I was (B flat major) cautioned (D7/A) to surren (G minor) der
This I (B flat/F) could not do (F major)
(E flat major) I took my gun and (B flat major) vanished (D7/A) (G minor)
I have (B flat major) changed my (D7/A) name so
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Verse 2
(G minor) often
I've (B flat major) lost my (D7/A) wife and (G minor) children
But (B flat/F) I have many friends (F major)
(E flat major) And some of them are (B flat major) with me (D7/A) (G minor)
An old (B flat major) woman (D7/A) gave us
Verse 3
(G minor) shelter
Kept us (B flat major) hidden (D7/A) in the (G minor) garret
Then the (B flat/F) soldiers came (F major)
(E flat major) She died without a (B flat major) whisper (D7/A) (G minor)
There were (B flat major) three of us (D7/A) this
Verse 4
(G minor) morning
I'm the (B flat major) only one (D7/A) this (G minor) evening
But I (B flat/F) must go on (F major)
(E flat major) The frontiers are my (B flat major) prison (D7/A) (G minor)
Oh, the wind, (B flat major) the wind (D7/A) is
Verse 5
(G minor) blowing
Through the (B flat major) graves the wind (D7/A) is (G minor) blowing
(B flat/F) Freedom soon will (F major) come
(E flat major) Then we'll come from the (B flat major) shadows (D7/A)
(G minor)
Les allemands (B flat major) étaient (D7/A) chez moi
Verse 6
(G minor)
Ils me dirent, (B flat major) "résigne (D7/A) toi" (G minor)
Mais je (B flat/F) n'ai pas peur (F major)
(E flat major) J'ai repris mon (B flat major) âme (D7/A) (G minor)
J'ai chan (B flat major) gé cent (D7/A) fois de nom
Verse 7
(G minor)
J'ai per (B flat major) du femme (D7/A) et en (G minor) fants
Mais j'ai (B flat/F) tant d'amis (F major)
(E flat major) J'ai la France entière (B flat major) (D7/A) (G minor)
Un vieil (B flat major) homme dans (D7/A) un gre
Verse 8
(G minor) nier
Pour la (B flat major) nuit nous (D7/A) a ca (G minor) ché
Les alle (B flat/F) mands l'ont pris (F major)
(E flat major) Il est mort sans sur (B flat major) prise (D7/A) (G minor)
Oh, the wind, (B flat major) the wind (D7/A) is
Verse 9
(G minor) blowing
Through the (B flat major) graves the wind (D7/A) is (G minor) blowing
(B flat/F) Freedom soon will (F major) come
(E flat major) Then we'll come from the (B flat major) shadows (D7/A)
(G minor) (G minor) (G minor) [Fade out]
The Partisan
Leonard Cohen
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