16 Horsepower – Partisan chords

G                           EmWhen they poured across the border
                GI was cautioned to surrender,
Em                  Dthis I could not do;
C                 G        EmI took my gun and vanished.


I have changed my name so often,
G                    EmI've lost my wife and children
Dbut I have many friends,
C                           Emand some of them are with me.

EmAn old woman gave us shelter,
Kept us hidden in the garret,
                      Dthen the soldiers came;
C                  G      Emshe died without a whisper.

           G                EmThere were three of us this morning
I'm the only one this evening
             Dbut I must go on;
C                    Emthe frontiers are my prison.

EmOh, the wind, the wind is blowing,
through the graves the wind is blowing,
             Dfreedom soon will come;
C                    G           Emthen we'll come from the shadows.

EmLes Allemands étaient chez moi,
ils me dirent, "Résigne toi,"
             Dmais je n'ai pas peur;
C               G   Emj'ai repris mon âme.

EmJ'ai changé cent fois de nom,
j'ai perdu femme et enfants
               Dmais j'ai tant d'amis;
C              G       Emj'ai la France entière.

EmUn vieil homme dans un grenier
pour la nuit nous a caché,
              Dles Allemands l'ont pris;
C             G          Emil est mort sans surprise.

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