Suzanne Leonard Cohen

* indicates a sus4 chord

Intro

[E] E [Esus4] [E] [E] * E[Esus4] [E] [E] [Esus4] [E]

Suzanne takes you down

E * E

To her place near the river

F#m * F#m

You can hear the boats go by

F#m * F#m

You can spend the night beside her

E * E

And you know that she's half crazy

E * E

But that's why you want to be there

G#m * G#m

And she feeds you tea and oranges

A * A

That come all the way from China

E * E

And just when you mean to tell her

F#m * F#m

That you have no love to give her

E * E

Then she gets you on her wavelength

F#m * F#m

And she lets the river answer

E * E Esus4 E Esus4 E

That you've always been her lover

G#m * G#m

And you want to travel with her

A * A

And you want to travel blind

E * E

And you know that she will trust you

F#m * F#m 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 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 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 think maybe you'll 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 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

Among 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 you can trust her

For she's touched your perfect body with her mind

Intro

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Verse:

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G#m * G#m A * A

 
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E * E F#m * F#m

 
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E * E * E

 
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Chorus:

G#m * G#m A * A

 
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E * E * E

 
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Suzanne

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{t:Suzanne}
 {st:Leonard Cohen}
 
 * indicates a sus4 chord
 
 {c:Intro}
 [E] E [Esus4] [E] [E] * E[Esus4][E][E][Esus4][E]
 Suzanne takes you down
 E * E
 To her place near the river
 F#m * F#m
 You can hear the boats go by
 F#m * F#m
 You can spend the night beside her
 E * E
 And you know that she's half crazy
 E * E
 But that's why you want to be there
 G#m * G#m
 And she feeds you tea and oranges
 A * A
 That come all the way from China
 E * E
 And just when you mean to tell her
 F#m * F#m
 That you have no love to give her
 E * E
 Then she gets you on her wavelength
 F#m * F#m
 And she lets the river answer
 E * E Esus4 E Esus4 E
 That you've always been her lover
 G#m * G#m
 And you want to travel with her
 A * A
 And you want to travel blind
 E * E
 And you know that she will trust you
 F#m * F#m 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 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 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 think maybe you'll 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 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
 Among 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 you can trust her
 For she's touched your perfect body with her mind
 
 
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