Am 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?
Am 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.
Am Am / Am Am
/C E Am
When they poured a-cross the border
/C E Am
I was cautioned to sur-render,
/C G /G (2/4)
this I could not do;
F F /C E /Am Am/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/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 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 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/Am Am
then we'll come from the shad-ows. Nous retrerons dans l'ombre.
C E Am
Les Alle-mands ‚-taient chez moi, [The Germans were at my home
C E Am
ons m'a dit: "Re-signe 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/Am Am
j'ai repris mon ѓr-me. I have retaken my weapon
C E Am
J'ai chan-g‚ cent fois de nom, I have changed names a hundred times
C E Am
j'ai per-du femme et en-fants I have lost wife and children
C G G
mais j'ai tant d'a-mis; But I have so many friends
F C E Am Am/Am Am
j'ai la France en-tiЉre. I have all of France
C E Am
Un vieil homme dans un gre-nier An old man, in an attic
C E Am
pour la nuit nous a ca-ch‚s, Hid us for the night
C G G
les Alle-mands l'ont prisent; The Germans captured him
F F C E Am Am/Am Am
il est mort sans surpri-se. 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 Am (appregio)
then we'll come from the shad-ows.
Improvements welcome! Adi.Heindl@chemie.uni-regensburg.de
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