Suzanne (midi)

C

1. Suzanne takes you down to her place by the river,

Dm

you can hear the boats go by, you can spend the night beside her,

C

and you know that she's half crazy,but that's why you want to be there.

Em F

And she feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China,

C Dm

and just when you mean to tell her, that you have no love to give her,

C Dm

then she gets you on her wave-length and lets the river answer,

C ~

that you've always been her lover.

Em F

And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind,

C

and you know that she will trust you,

Dm C ~

for you've touched her perfect body with your mind.

C

2. And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water,

Dm

and he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower.

C

And when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him,

Em F

he said, "All men will be sailors, then, until the sea shall free them."

C Dm

But he himself was broken long before the sky would open,

C Dm

forsaken, almost human, he sank beneath your wisdom

C

like a stone.

Em F

And you want to travel with him, and you want to travel blind,

C

and you think maybe you'll trust him,

Dm C

for he's touched your perfect body with his mind.

C

3. Now Suzanne takes your hand, she leads you to the river,

Dm

she is wearing rags and feathers frim Salvation Army counters.

C

And the sun pours down like honey, on our lady of the harbour,

Em F

and she shows you where to look among the garbage and the flowers.

C Dm

There are heroes in the seaweed, there are children in the morning,

C Dm

they are leaning out for love, and they will lean that way forever,

C

while Suzanne holds the mirror.

Em F

And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind,

C

and you know that you can trust her,

Dm C

for she's touched your perfect body with her mind.

(orig. = capo 4th) (Leonard Cohen)