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G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 G7G7 C majorC G+G D MajorD
Well, I came from Ala- bama with a banjo on my knee
G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 G7G7 C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
I'm goin' to Louisi- ana, my true love for to see
G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 G7G7 C majorC G+G D MajorD
It had rained all night the day I left, the weather it was dry
G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 G7G7 C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
The sun so hot I froze to death, Su- sanna don't you cry
D MajorD G+G
I got a long way to go
C majorC G+G
I sure feel it now deep down in these dusty clothes
C majorC G+G
Through another town backed up with capricious souls
D MajorD G+G
I got a long way to go
D MajorD G+G
I got a lot left to say
C majorC G+G
To the empty seat that stood beside me through the fray
C majorC G+G
To the midnight moon who saw it fit to light my way
D MajorD G+G
I got a lot left to say
E minorEm D MajorD
But where do I got from here when I'm lost out on the road
D#dimD#dim E minorEm D MajorD
And the way's not clear to find my way back home
C majorC G/BG/B
I need to hear the only voice that leads me on
Bb majorBb D MajorD
So I can find my way back to you (D MajorD+) ---
G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 G7G7 C majorC G+G D MajorD
I had a dream the other night when everything was still
G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 G7G7 C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
I thought I saw Su- sanna comin' down the hill
G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 G7G7 C majorC G+G D MajorD
A augmentedA buckwheat cake was in her mouth, a tear was in her eye
G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 G7G7 C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
Says I'm comin' from the south, Susanna don't you cry
E minorEm D MajorD
But where do I got from here when I'm lost out on the road
D#dimD#dim E minorEm D MajorD
And the way's not clear to find my way back home
C majorC G/BG/B
I need to hear the only voice that leads me on
Bb majorBb D MajorD
So I can find my way back to you (D MajorD+) ---
G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 G7G7 C majorC G+G D MajorD
Soon we'll be in New Orleans, then I'll look around
G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 G7G7 C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
And when I find Su- sanna, I'll fall down on the ground
G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 G7G7 C majorC G+G D MajorD
And if I do not find her, then I shall surely die
G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 G7G7 C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
And when I'm dead and buried, Su- sanna don't you cry -----