Suzanne
Leonard Cohen (1967)


Intro Fingerpicking Riff:
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Inside/Outside Fingerpicking Pattern
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Su- | [D] zanne takes you | down to her | place near the | river
You can | [Em] hear the boats go | by you can | spend the night be- | side her
And you | [D] know that she's half | crazy but that's | why you want to | be there
And she | [F#m] feeds you tea and | oranges that come | [G] all the way from | China
And just | [D] when you mean to | tell her that you | [Em] have no love to | give her
Then she | [D] gets you on her | wavelength and she | [Em] lets the river | answer
That you've | [D] always been her | lover | [D] | [D]

Chorus
And you | [F#m] want to travel | with her and you | [G] want to travel | blind
And you | [D] know that she will | trust you
For you've | [Em] touched her perfect | body with your | [D] mind | [D] | [D] | [D]

And | [D] Jesus was a | sailor when He | walked upon the | water
And He | [Em] spent a long time | watching from his | lonely wooden | tower
And | [D] when He knew for | certain only | drowning men could | see Him
He said | [F#m] all men will be | sailors then un- | [G] til the sea shall | free them
But | [D] He Himself was | broken long be- | [Em] fore the sky would | open
For- | [D] saken, almost | human, He | [Em] sank beneath your | wisdom
like a | [D] stone | [D] | [D] | [D]

Chorus
And you | [F#m] want to travel | with him and you | [G] want to travel | blind
And you | [D] think maybe you'll | trust him
For He's | [Em] touched your perfect | body with his | [D] mind | [D] | [D] | [D]

Now, Su- | [D] zanne takes your | hand and she | leads you to the | river
She is | [Em] wearing rags and | feathers from Sal- | vation Army | counters
And the | [D] sun pours down like | honey on our | lady of the | harbor
And she | [F#m] shows you where to | look among the | [G] garbage and the | flowers
There are | [D] heroes in the | seaweed there are | [Em] children in the | morning
They are | [D] leaning out for | love and they will | [Em] lean that way for- | ever
While Su- | [D] zanne holds the | mirror | [D] | [D]

Chorus
And you | [F#m] want to travel | with her and you | [G] want to travel | blind
And you | [D] know that you can | trust her
For she's | [Em] touched your perfect | body with her | [D] mind | [D] | [D] | [D↓]

#Capo on 2nd fret to play along with original.

#Last Updated 01/27/20 JJ
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