Suzanne

SUZANNE			LEONARD COHEN

E
Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
A
You can hear the boats go by, you can spend the night beside her
E
And you know that she's half-crazy, but that's why you wanna be there
G#m				   A
And she feeds you tea & oranges that come all the way from China
E				     A
And just when you mean to tell her that you have no love to give her
E				   F#m
Then she gets you on her wavelength & she lets the river answer
E
That you've always been her lover

Chorus
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G#m				 A
And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind
E
And you know that she will trust you,
A					E
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind

And (E)Jesus was a sailor, when he walked upon the water
And he (A)spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower
And (E)when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him he said
(G#m)'All men will be sailors then, un(A)til the sea shall free them'
But (E)he himself was broken, long be(A)fore the sky would open
For(E)saken, almost human, he (F#m)sank beneath your wisdom like a (E)stone

And you (G#m)want to travel with him, and you (A)want to travel blind
And you (E)think maybe you'll trust him,
For he's (A)touched your perfect body with his (E)mind

Now (E)Suzanne takes your hand and she leads you to the river
She is (A)wearing rags & feathers from Salvation Army counter
And the (E)sun pours down like honey on Our Lady of the Harbour
And she (G#m)shows you where to look among the (A)garbage & the flowers
There are (E)heroes in the seaweed, there are (A)children in the morning
They are (E)leaning out for love, & they will (F#m}lean that way forever
While (E)Suzanne holds the mirror

And you (G#m)want to travel with her, and you (A)want to travel blind
And you (E)know you can trust her,
For she's (A)touched your perfect body with her (E)mind

C
Suzanne takes you down to her place by the river
Dm
You can hear the boats go by you can spend the night beside her
C
And you know that she's half-crazy but that's
why you wanna be there
Em                                F
And she feeds you tea & oranges that come all the way from China
C                                  Dm
And just when you mean to tell her that you have no love
to give her
C                                Dm
Then she gets you on her wavelength & she lets the river answer
C
That you've always been her lover

Em                              F
And you want to travel with her and you want to travel blind
C
And you know that she will trust you
Dm                                 C
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind

And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him
he said
'All men will be sailors then until the sky shall free them'
But he himself was broken long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone

And you want to travel with him and you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind

Now Suzanne takes your hand and she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags & feathers from Salvation Army counter
And the sun pours down like honey on Our Lady of the Harbour
And she shows you where to look among the garbage & the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed there are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love & they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror

And you want to travel with her and you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind

Tuning: Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb (standard, three full steps down)

Intro: E Esus4  E | E Esus4 E | E Esus4  E

E               Esus4
Suzanne takes you down
E             Esus4
To her place near the river
F#m              F#msus4
You can hear the boats go by
F#m               F#msus4
And you can spend the night beside her
E                     Esus4
And you know that she's half crazy
E               Esus4
But that's why you want to be there
G#m             G#msus4
And she feeds you tea and oranges
A                 Asus4
That come all the way from China
E                Esus4
And just when you mean to tell her
F#m             F#msus4
That you have no love to give her
E               Esus4
She gets you on her wavelength
F#m            F#msus4
And she lets the river answer
E                Esus4    Esus4  E
you've always been her lover
G#m            G#msus4
And you want to travel with her
A               Asus4
And you want to travel blind
E                    Esus4
And you know that she will trust you
F#m                F#msus4          E
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.

And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From a lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said: "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you know he will find you
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.

Suzanne takes your hand now
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Amid the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will find you
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.