Suzanne
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F# B F# B
F# B
F#
Suzanne takes you down to a place near the river
Abm
You can hear the boats go by
Abm
You can spend the night forever
F#
And you know that she's half crazy
F#
But that's why you want to be there
A#
And she feeds you tea and oranges
B
That come all the way from China
F#
And just when you want to tell her
F#
That you have no love to give her
Abm
Then she gets you on her wavelength
Abm
And she lets the river answer
F#
That you've always been her lover
A#
And you want to travel with her
B
And you want to travel blind
F#
And you think that maybe you'll trust her
Abm F#m
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.
F#
And Jesus was a sailor
F#
When He walked upon the water
Ab
And He spent a long time watching
Abm
From His lonely wooden tower
F#
And when He knew for certain
F#
Only drowning men could see Him
A#
He said "All men shall be sailors then
B
Until the sea shall free them"
F#
But He Himself was broken
F#
Long before the sky would open
Ab
Forsaken, almost human
Ab F#
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
A#
And you want to travel with Him
B
And you want to travel blind
F#
And you think maybe you'll trust Him
Ab F#
For He's touched your perfect body with His mind.
F#
Suzanne takes you down to a place near the river
Ab
You can hear the boats go by
Ab
You can spend the night forever
F#
And the sun pours down like honey
F#
On our lady of the harbour
A#
And she shows you where to look
B
Amid the garbage and the flowers
F#
There are heroes in the seaweed
F#
There are children in the morning
Abm
And they're leaning out for love
Abm
And they will lean that way forever
F#
While Suzanne holds the mirror
A#
And you want to travel with her
B
And you want to travel blind
F#
And you think maybe you'll trust her
Abm F#
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind
How to play Suzanne
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.