Oh Susanna chords by 2nd South Carolina String Band

• Capo on 1st

Key: Eb

Hz - 432

Intro:

D |% |% |% : - Harmonica and Banjo

D   |  A |D   |%   : - Whole band comes in

Verse 1:
        D                                      A
Well I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
         D                                A      D
And I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to see
         D                                                    A
Well it rained all night the day I left, the weather it was dry
         D                                      A          D
And the sun so hot, I froze to death, Susanna, don't you cry

Chorus:
G             D                 A
Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me
       D                              A       D
For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

Verse 2:
        D                                                 A
When I jumped aboard the telegraph and traveled down the river
      D                                       A        D
The electric fluid magnified and killed five hundred chigger
          D                                                      A
When the bullgine bust, the horse ran off, I really thought I'd die
       D                                       A          D
So I shut my eyes to hold my breath, Susanna, don't you cry

Chorus:
G             D                 A
Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me
       D                              A       D
For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

Verse 3:
       D                                                A
Now I had a dream the other night when everything was still
        D                                   A        D
And I thought I saw Susanna she was coming down the hill
         D                                                      A
Now the buckwheat cake was in her mouth and the tear was in her eye
     D                                          A          D
So I said "I'm coming from the south, Susanna, don't you cry"

Chorus:
G             D                 A
Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me
       D                              A       D
For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

Instrumental:
D   |   A |D   |D A D :
D   |   A |D   |D A D :
G   |D  A |D   |D A D :

Verse 4:
       D                                               A
Now I soon will be in New Orleans and then I'll look around
         D                                 A        D
When at last I find Susanna, I will fall upon the ground
       D                                                A
But if I can't ever find her, then I think I'll surely die
          D                                      A         D
When I'm dead, and gone, and buried - Susanna, don't you cry

Chorus:
G             D                 A
Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me
       D                              A       D
For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

G             D                 A
Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me
       D                              A       D
For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee