G                           Em 
When they poured across the border 
                G 
I was cautioned to surrender, 
Em                  D 
this I could not do; 
C                 G        Em 
I took my gun and vanished. 


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

Em 
An old woman gave us shelter, 
Kept us hidden in the garret, 
                      D 
then the soldiers came; 
C                  G      Em 
she died without a whisper. 

           G                Em 
There were three of us this morning 
I'm the only one this evening 
             D 
but I must go on; 
C                    Em 
the frontiers are my prison. 

Em 
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing, 
through the graves the wind is blowing, 
             D 
freedom soon will come; 
C                    G           Em 
then we'll come from the shadows. 

Em 
Les Allemands étaient chez moi, 
ils me dirent, "Résigne toi," 
             D 
mais je n'ai pas peur; 
C               G   Em 
j'ai repris mon âme. 

Em 
J'ai changé cent fois de nom, 
j'ai perdu femme et enfants 
               D 
mais j'ai tant d'amis; 
C              G       Em 
j'ai la France entière. 

Em 
Un vieil homme dans un grenier 
pour la nuit nous a caché, 
              D 
les Allemands l'ont pris; 
C             G          Em 
il est mort sans surprise. 

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