Chords for Other Lives - The Partisan (Leonard Cohen cover) [Live at Amoeba]
Tempo:
89.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
D
C
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [G] When they poured across [Em] the [G] border I was cautioned to [Em] surrender
[G] This I could [D] not do
[C] And I took my gun [G] and [F#] vanished, oh
[Em] I [G] have changed [Em] my name so [G] often
I have [Em] lost my wife and children
[G] But I have many [D] friends
[G] [C] And some of them [G] are with [B] me, [Em] oh
An old woman gave us shelter
Kept us hidden in the garret
When [G] the soldiers [D] came
[C]
She died [G] without a whisper
There [E]
[Em]
were three of us this morning
I'm the only one this evening
[G] But I must go [D] on
[C] The frontiers are [G] my prison, [B]
[Em] oh
[D] [Em]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [B]
[Em]
[G] Oh the wind, the wind [Em] is blowing
Through [G] the graves the [Em] wind is blowing
[G] Freedom [D] soon will come
[G]
[C] Then we'll [G] come from this shadow, [F#m] so
[Em] When
[G] the Germans came [E] to [F#] my home
[G] They said sign [Em] yourself here
[G] But I'm [D] not afraid
I [C] have retaken [G] my weapon, [F#m]
[Em] [E]
[G] [D] [Em] [G] [D] [Em]
[G] [D] [C]
oh
[G] [D#]
[Em]
[C] Oh [G] [B]
[Em]
the wind, the wind is blowing
Through the graves the wind is blowing
[G] Freedom soon [D] will come
[C] Then we'll come from [G] this shadow
[B] [Em] [F] [E]
[G] This I could [D] not do
[C] And I took my gun [G] and [F#] vanished, oh
[Em] I [G] have changed [Em] my name so [G] often
I have [Em] lost my wife and children
[G] But I have many [D] friends
[G] [C] And some of them [G] are with [B] me, [Em] oh
An old woman gave us shelter
Kept us hidden in the garret
When [G] the soldiers [D] came
[C]
She died [G] without a whisper
There [E]
[Em]
were three of us this morning
I'm the only one this evening
[G] But I must go [D] on
[C] The frontiers are [G] my prison, [B]
[Em] oh
[D] [Em]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [B]
[Em]
[G] Oh the wind, the wind [Em] is blowing
Through [G] the graves the [Em] wind is blowing
[G] Freedom [D] soon will come
[G]
[C] Then we'll [G] come from this shadow, [F#m] so
[Em] When
[G] the Germans came [E] to [F#] my home
[G] They said sign [Em] yourself here
[G] But I'm [D] not afraid
I [C] have retaken [G] my weapon, [F#m]
[Em] [E]
[G] [D] [Em] [G] [D] [Em]
[G] [D] [C]
oh
[G] [D#]
[Em]
[C] Oh [G] [B]
[Em]
the wind, the wind is blowing
Through the graves the wind is blowing
[G] Freedom soon [D] will come
[C] Then we'll come from [G] this shadow
[B] [Em] [F] [E]
Key:
G
Em
D
C
B
G
Em
D
[Em] _ _ [G] When they poured across [Em] the [G] border I was cautioned to [Em] surrender
[G] This I could [D] not do
_ _ [C] And I took my gun [G] and _ [F#] vanished, oh
[Em] _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] have changed [Em] my name so [G] often
I have [Em] lost my wife and children
[G] But I have many [D] friends
_ _ [G] _ [C] And some of them [G] are with [B] me, [Em] oh _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ An old woman gave us shelter
Kept us hidden in the garret
When [G] the soldiers [D] came
_ _ [C]
She died [G] without a whisper
There [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ were three of us this morning
I'm the only one this evening
[G] But I must go [D] on _ _
[C] The frontiers are [G] my prison, [B]
[Em] oh _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Oh the wind, the wind [Em] is blowing
Through [G] the graves the [Em] wind is blowing
[G] Freedom [D] soon will come
_ [G] _
[C] Then we'll [G] come from this shadow, [F#m] so
[Em] _ _ When _ _ _ _
[G] the Germans came [E] to [F#] my home
[G] They said sign [Em] yourself here
[G] But I'm [D] not afraid
_ I [C] have retaken [G] my weapon, [F#m] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
oh
_ [G] _ _ _ [D#] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Oh _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ the wind, the wind is blowing
Through the graves the wind is blowing
[G] Freedom soon [D] will come
_ _ [C] Then we'll come from [G] this shadow
[B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _ _ _
[G] This I could [D] not do
_ _ [C] And I took my gun [G] and _ [F#] vanished, oh
[Em] _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] have changed [Em] my name so [G] often
I have [Em] lost my wife and children
[G] But I have many [D] friends
_ _ [G] _ [C] And some of them [G] are with [B] me, [Em] oh _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ An old woman gave us shelter
Kept us hidden in the garret
When [G] the soldiers [D] came
_ _ [C]
She died [G] without a whisper
There [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ were three of us this morning
I'm the only one this evening
[G] But I must go [D] on _ _
[C] The frontiers are [G] my prison, [B]
[Em] oh _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Oh the wind, the wind [Em] is blowing
Through [G] the graves the [Em] wind is blowing
[G] Freedom [D] soon will come
_ [G] _
[C] Then we'll [G] come from this shadow, [F#m] so
[Em] _ _ When _ _ _ _
[G] the Germans came [E] to [F#] my home
[G] They said sign [Em] yourself here
[G] But I'm [D] not afraid
_ I [C] have retaken [G] my weapon, [F#m] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
oh
_ [G] _ _ _ [D#] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Oh _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ the wind, the wind is blowing
Through the graves the wind is blowing
[G] Freedom soon [D] will come
_ _ [C] Then we'll come from [G] this shadow
[B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _ _ _