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)

Intro: E 
 
   E     A                  E 
I finally broke into the prison 
B            B7           E     E7 
I found my place in the chain 
A                  E             Am 
Even damnation is poisoned with rainbows 
E                      G#                             C#m 
All the brave young men they're waiting now to see a signal

Intro: F . . . Bb C7 |C7 . . . . . |C7 . . . . F |F . . . . . | 
       F . . . Bb C7 |C7 . . . . . |C7 . . . . F |F . . . . . | 
       F . . . . . | . . . . . . | 
 
F 
Un canadien errant 
 Dm      Bb      C7 
Banni de ses foyers 
                   F 
Parcourait en pleurant 
  Gm     A7    Dm 
Des pays etrangers

Chords: 
 
 D7sus4 :       x57585 
D/a:          557775 
 D#maj7 :       x68786 
 D#7sus4 :      x68696 
D#/a#:        668886 
 Emaj7 :        x79897

Intro: Dm . . . |A7 . . . 
 
                        Dm     Am7     Dm 
How many times did you call me 
                   Am     Em7     Am 
And I knew it was late 
             Dm     Am7     Dm 
I left everybody 
                    Am     Em7     Am 
But I never went straight

Intro: G# . . |Fm . . |F#6 . . |. . . |  (x4) 
 
       G#     Fm       F#6 
Don't really have the courage 
     G#        Fm       F#6 
To stand where I must stand 
       G#     Fm       F#6 
Don't really have the temperament 
    G#     Fm      F#6 
To lend a helping hand

Intro: 
 
    Em7                     E 
    |   .   .   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   .   . 
 E |---------------------------------------------------| 
 B |------0---0-------0---0----------------------------| 
 G |------4---4-------4---4-------1---1-------1---1----| 
 D |----5---5---5---5---5---5---2---2---2---2---2---2--| 
 A |---------------------------------------------------| 
 E |--0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------|  (x4)