Partisan chords by 16 Horsepower

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

G              Em
When they poured across the border
        G
I was cautioned to surrender,
Em         D
this I could not do;
C         G    Em
I took my gun and vanished.


I have changed my name so often,
G          Em
I've lost my wife and children
D

but I have many friends,
C              Em
and some of them are with me.

Em
An old woman gave us shelter,
Kept us hidden in the garret,
           D
then the soldiers came;
C         G   Em
she died without a whisper.

      G        Em
There were three of us this morning
I'm the only one this evening
       D
but I must go on;
C          Em
the frontiers are my prison.

Em
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing,
through the graves the wind is blowing,
       D
freedom soon will come;
C          G      Em
then we'll come from the shadows.

Em
Les Allemands étaient chez moi,
ils me dirent, "Résigne toi,"
       D
mais je n'ai pas peur;
C        G  Em
j'ai repris mon âme.

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

Em
Un vieil homme dans un grenier
pour la nuit nous a caché,
       D
les Allemands l'ont pris;
C       G     Em
il est mort sans surprise.

Em
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing,
through the graves the wind is blowing,
freedom soon will come;
C       G       Em
then we'll come from the shadows.