Joan Baez – Suzanne (Guitar)
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Chords
As recorded by Joan Baez
(From the 1971 Album CARRY IT ON)
[Intro]
C C/G C
[Verse 1]
G Suzanne takes you down G To a place by the river Am You can see the boats go by Am You could spend the night forever G And you know that she's half crazy G And that's why you want to be there Bm And she feeds you tea and oranges C That come all the way from China G And just when you mean to tell her G That you have no love to give her Am She takes you in her arms Am And she lets the river answer G That you've always been her lover Bm And you want to travel with her C And you want to travel blind G And you think you'll maybe trust her Am 'Cause she's touched you Am And she's moved you G C/G And she's kind
[Verse 2]
G And Jesus was a sailor G When he walked up the water Am He spent a long time watching Am From a lonely wooden tower G And when He knew for certain G Only drowning men could see Him Bm He said, "All men shall be sailors then C Until the sea shall free them" G He Himself was broken G Long before the sky was open; Am Forsaken, almost human G C/G He sank beneath your wisdom like a star Bm And you want to travel with Him C And you want to travel blind G And you think you'll maybe trust Him Am 'Cause He's touched you Am And He's moved you G C/G And He's kind
[Verse 3]
G Suzanne takes your hand G And she leads you to the river Am She's wearing rags and feathers Am From Salvation Army counters G And the sun pours down like honey G On our lady of the harbor Bm And she shows you where to look C Beneath the garbage and the flowers G There are heroes in the seaweed G There are children in the morning Am They're leaning out for love Am And they will lean that way forever G While Suzanne holds the mirror Bm And you want to travel with her C And you want to travel blind G And you think you'll maybe trust her Am 'Cause she's touched you Am And she's moved you G C/G G And she's kind