verse 1
C
I left my home for the open road
F C
Bid farewell to a beautiful girl
C
She was out to push and pry my bravery
G F C
I was out to conquer the world
C
Well I was circling the globe
F C
She'd spend hers pulling somewhere and then
C
She'd say, "I fell in love with a drifter's son
G F C
And now he's gone again"
C
Held my ventures up like trophies
F C
High over my head
C
Susanna, she's a patient woman
G F C
She prays my happiness
Chorus
I'd sing
F
Oh, Susanna
C G
Don't you cry for me
C
I'm headed for those coastal waters
G F C
An ocean far to see
C F C F
verse 2
C
Saw your face carved in the caves
F C
In the tunneling fields
C
I wore my stubbornness like armor
G F C
A reliable shield
C
Oh, how could I have been so thoughtless
F C
And careless with my love?
C
When I met you, you were drifting too
G F C
Just like a driftwood does
C
She'd be knee-deep in the waters
F C
Whispering to the sea
C
Susanna, she's a graceful woman
G F C
Her words have convinced me
Chorus
I'd sing
F
Oh, Susanna
C Em G
Why don't you come down here with me
C
And play in the oldest parts of the jungle
G F C
And climb a banyan tree
C F C F C F C F
verse 3
Am G
Explore from shore to shore
F G
There's always one more mountain to see
Am G
Susanna came to me in a dream
F Em C
And on the summit, she said to me
F
She said, "I am freedom
C G
I'm all that you seek
C
But you can't have this if you want all that
C
And you certainly can't have me!"
C F C F C F C F
Outro
G
Oh, Susanna
F G
I don't cry for you
C
You're the best adventure I've had yet
G F C
But I'm only passing through