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Leonard Cohen: The Partisan (La Complainte du Partisan)
(French text: Bernard, Music: Anna Marly,
English text: Hy Saret)
from the CD's "Songs from a room", "Greatest Hits" and
"Heart Housed in a Thorn Bush" (Live at Montreux, 1984)
the pattern I play I've learned from a friend (erwin). Its easier to play,
but may be there is a certain loss of quality.
erwins pattern
A minorAm C* E*
e:----------0---------------|-----------0---|-----------0--|
B:-------1-----1------------|--------1------|--------0-----|
G:----2-----------2-----2---|-----0---------|-----1--------|
D:-------------------2------|---------------|--------------|
A:-0------------------------|--3------------|--------------|
E:--------------------------|---------------|--0-----------|
p i m a m i p i p i m a p i m a
The pattern is played two times per bar (indicated by / in first verse).
In the first and second line of every verse there are three chords per bar
and i play the pattern C* and E*.
Cohen plays ?don't really know?
A minorAm C* E*
e:-------------------------0----------|--------------------|-------------------|
B:-------1--------1-----1-----------1-|--------1--------1--|--------0--------0-|
G:----2--------2-----2-----------2----|-----0--------0-----|-----1--------1----|
D:----------2-----------------2-------|-----------2--------|-----------2-------|
A:-0----------------------------------|--3-----------------|--2----------------|
E:------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
p i m p i m p i m p i m etc.
There are twentyfour notes (triplets) per bar, to much for my fingers.
A minorAm A minorAm / A minorAm A minorAm
/C* E* A minorAm
When they poured a-cross the border
/C* E* A minorAm
I was cautioned to sur-render,
/C 
G+G /G (2/4)
this I could not do;
FF FF /C 
E MajorE /Am Am/Am A minorAm
I took my gun and van-ished.
C* E* A minorAm
I have changed my name so often,
C* E* A minorAm
I've lost my wife and children
C majorC G+G G+G
but I have many fri-ends,
FF FF C majorC E MajorE /Am Am/Am A minorAm
and some of them are with me.
C* E* A minorAm
An old woman gave us shelter,
C* E* A minorAm
kept us hidden in the garret,
C majorC G+G G+G
then the soldiers came;
FF FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm Am/Am A minorAm
she died without a whis-per.
C* E* A minorAm
There were three of us this morning Hier encor nous ?tions troi
C* E* A minorAm
I'm the only one this evening Il ne reste plu que moi
C majorC G+G G+G
but I must go on; Et je tourne en rond
FF FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm Am/Am A minorAm
the fron-tiers are my pri-son. Dans la prison des frontieres
C* E* A minorAm
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing, La vent passe sur les tombles
C* E* A minorAm
through the graves the wind is blowing, La libert? reviendra
C majorC G+G G+G
freedom soon will come; Oh nous oubliera!
FF FF C majorC E MajorE /Am Am/Am A minorAm
then we'll come from the shad-ows. Nous retrerons dans l'ombre.
C* E* A minorAm
Les Alle-mands ?-taient chez moi, [The Germans were at my home
C* E* A minorAm
ons m'a dit: "Re-signe toi," They said, "Sign yourself,"
C majorC G+G G+G
mais je n'ai pas peur; But I am not afraid
FF FF C majorC E MajorE /Am Am/Am A minorAm
j'ai repris mon ?r-me. I have retaken my weapon.
C* E MajorE A minorAm
J'ai chan-g? cent fois de nom, I have changed names a hundred times
C* E* A minorAm
j'ai per-du femme et en-fants I have lost wife and children
C majorC G+G G+G
mais j'ai tant d'a-mis; But I have so many friends
FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm Am/Am A minorAm
j'ai la France en-ti?re. I have all of France
C* E* A minorAm
Un vieil homme dans un gre-nier An old man, in an attic
C* E* A minorAm
pour la nuit nous a ca-ch?s, Hid us for the night
C majorC G+G G+G
les Alle-mands l'ont prisent; The Germans captured him
FF FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm Am/Am A minorAm
il est mort sans surpri-se. He died without surprise.]
C* E* A minorAm
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing,
C* E* A minorAm
through the graves the wind is blowing,
C majorC G+G G+G
freedom soon will come;
FF FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm Am/Am A minorAm (appregio)
then we'll come from the shad-ows.
Improvements welcome! [email protected]
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