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 arme.

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.