Tom: C
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?
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.
Am Am /
Am Am
E Am
When they poured a-cross the border
E Am
I was cautioned to sur-render,
G (2/4)
this I could not do;
F F E Am Am
I took my gun and van-ished.
C E Am
I have changed my name so often,
C E Am
I've lost my wife and children
C G G
but I have many fri-ends,
F F C E Am Am
and some of them are with me.
C E Am
An old woman gave us shelter,
C E Am
kept us hidden in the garret,
C G G
then the soldiers came;
F F C E Am Am Am
she died without a whis-per.
C E Am
There were three of us this morning Hier encor nous ?tions troi
C E Am
I'm the only one this evening Il ne reste plu que moi
C G G
but I must go on; Et je tourne en rond
F F C E Am Am Am
the fron-tiers are my pri-son. Dans la prison des frontieres
C E Am
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing, La vent passe sur les tombles
C E Am
through the graves the wind is blowing, La libert? reviendra
C G G
freedom soon will come; Oh nous oubliera!
F F C E Am Am
then we'll come from the shad-ows. Nous retrerons dans l'ombre.
C E Am
Les Allemands étaient chez moi, [The Germans were at my home
C E Am
ons m'a dit: "Resigne-toi," They said, "Sign yourself,"
C G G
mais je n'ai pas peur; But I am not afraid
F F C E Am Am
j'ai repris mon arme. I have retaken my weapon.
C E Am
J'ai changé cent fois de nom, I have changed names a hundred times
C E Am
j'ai perdu femme et enfants I have lost wife and children
C G G
mais j'ai tant d'amis; But I have so many friends
F C E Am Am Am
j'ai la France entière. I have all of France
C E Am
Un vieil homme dans un grenier An old man, in an attic
C E Am
pour la nuit nous a cachés, Hid us for the night
C G G
les Allemands l'ont pris; The Germans captured him
F F C E Am Am Am
il est mort sans surprise. He died without surprise.]
C E Am
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing,
C E Am
through the graves the wind is blowing,
C G G
freedom soon will come;
F F C E Am Am Am (appregio)
then we'll come from the shad-ows.
Improvements welcome! Adi.H