Suzanne
Leonard Cohen
[F] Suzanne takes you down to her place by the river
You can [Gm] hear the boats go by you can spend the night beside her
And you [F] know that she's half crazy but that's why you want to be there
And she [Am] feeds you tea and oranges that come [Bb] all the way from China
And just [F] when you mean to tell her that you [Gm] have no love to give her
Then she [F] gets you on her wavelength and she [Gm] lets the river answer
That you've [F] always been her lover
And you [Am] want to travel with her and you [Bb] want to travel blind
And you [F] know that she will trust you
For you've [Gm] touched her perfect body with your [F] mind
[F] And Jesus was a sailor when He walked upon the water
And He [Gm] spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower
And [F] when He knew for certain only drowning men could see Him
He said [Am] All men will be sailors then un[Bb]til the sea shall free them
But [F] He Himself was broken long be[Gm]fore the sky would open
For[F]saken almost human. He [Gm] sank beneath your wisdom like a [F] stone
And you [Am] want to travel with him and you [Bb] want to travel blind
And you [F] think maybe you'll trust him
For he's [Gm] touched your perfect body with his [F] mind
[F] Suzanne takes your hand and she leads you to the river
She is [Gm] wearing rags and feathers from Salvation Army counters
And the [F] sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbor
And she [Am] shows you where to look among the [Bb] garbage and the flowers
There are [F] heroes in the seaweed there are [Gm] children in the morning
They are [F] leaning out for love and they will [Gm] lean that way forever
While Su[F]zanne holds the mirror
And you [Am] want to travel with her and you [Bb] want to travel blind
And you [F] know that you will trust her
For she's [Gm] touched your perfect body with her [F] mind
Suzanne [F]Leonard Cohen
F Suzanne takes you down to her place by the river You can Gm hear the boats go by you can spend the night beside her And you F know that she's half crazy but that's why you want to be there And she Am feeds you tea and oranges that come Bb all the way from China And just F when you mean to tell her that you Gm have no love to give her Then she F gets you on her wavelength and she Gm lets the river answer That you've F always been her lover
And you Am want to travel with her and you Bb want to travel blind And you F know that she will trust you For you've Gm touched her perfect body with your F mind
F And Jesus was a sailor when He walked upon the water And He Gm spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower And F when He knew for certain only drowning men could see Him He said Am All men will be sailors then unBbtil the sea shall free them But F He Himself was broken long beGmfore the sky would open ForFsaken almost human. He Gm sank beneath your wisdom like a F stone
And you Am want to travel with him and you Bb want to travel blind And you F think maybe you'll trust him For he's Gm touched your perfect body with his F mind
F Suzanne takes your hand and she leads you to the river She is Gm wearing rags and feathers from Salvation Army counters And the F sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbor And she Am shows you where to look among the Bb garbage and the flowers There are F heroes in the seaweed there are Gm children in the morning They are F leaning out for love and they will Gm lean that way forever While SuFzanne holds the mirror
And you Am want to travel with her and you Bb want to travel blind And you F know that you will trust her For she's Gm touched your perfect body with her F mind