Susanna chords by Nahko Bear

Tuning: EADGBE

Intro:

C F C F


Verse 1:


C
I left my home for the open road
   F                        C
Bid farewell to a beautiful girl
        C
She was out to push and pry my bravery
      G         F        C
I was out to conquer the world
     C
Well I was circling the globe
            F                          C
She'd spend hers pulling somewhere and then
            C
She'd say, "I fell in love with a drifter's son
    G        F      C
And now he's gone again"
C

Held my ventures up like trophies
F            C
High over my head
   C
Susanna, she's a patient woman
    G        F     C
She prays my happiness


Chorus:


I'd sing
F
Oh, Susanna
C                 G
Don't you cry for me
    C
I'm headed for those coastal waters
   G     F      C
An ocean far to see


C F C F


Verse 2:


C
Saw your face carved in the caves
       F         C
In the tunneling fields
  C
I wore my stubbornness like armor
  G   F    C
A reliable shield
    C
Oh, how could I have been so thoughtless
    F                C
And careless with my love?
     C
When I met you, you were drifting too
     G      F         C
Just like a driftwood does
C
She'd be knee-deep in the waters
F                 C
Whispering to the sea
C
Susanna, she's a graceful woman
    G          F         C
Her words have convinced me


Chorus:


I'd sing
F
Oh, Susanna
              C         Em        G
Why don't you come down here with me
    C
And play in the oldest parts of the jungle
    G       F      C
And climb a banyan tree


C F C F C F C F


Verse 3:

Am                    G
Explore from shore to shore
               F                    G
There's always one more mountain to see
   Am              G
Susanna came to me in a dream
           F           Em      C
And on the summit, she said to me
           F
She said, "I am freedom
    C            G
I'm all that you seek
        C
But you can't have this if you want all that
                             C
And you certainly can't have me!"


C F C F C F C F


Outro:

G
Oh, Susanna
F               G
I don't cry for you
           C
You're the best adventure I've had yet
        G    F       C
But I'm only passing through