G           C          G 
Susie was a pearl of a woman 
Em          C     G 
Jack was a golden man, 
D                           C 
She told him she'd love him forever 
D                   C     Em 
And he gave her a wedding band 
G             C             G 
Parents said they were just children, 
Em            C           G 
Love comes as fast as it leaves 
D                                    C 
They think the day they've built the foundation 
D                    C           Em 
'Till life knocks it down with a breeze! 


G             C         G 
Living comes natural to many 
Em           C        G 
Love comes natural to few 
D            B7           C 
You take the high road to freedom 
G              D           Em 
I'll take the long road to you 


G            C            G 
Jack bought himself a new tractor, 
   Em            C      G 
The bank bought him the land 
D                                  C 
Said the work may be hard but it's honest, 
D                C        Em 
I'll pay them by May if I can 

G              C              G 
Sometimes they talk about children 
Em            C              G 
Names, and things that it'll do 
D                              C 
If it's a girl we'll call her Johanna, 
D                     C         Em 
She'll grow up to be just like you 

G             C         G 
Living comes natural to many 
Em           C        G 
Love comes natural to few 
D            B7           C 
You take the high road to freedom 
G              D           Em 
I'll take the long road to you 


G               C                G 
Jack was out ploughing the south field 
Em         C             G 
Trying to beat the next rain 
D                            C 
Susie, she watched through window 
D                C       Em 
As the down pour finally came 
G                 C            G 
He was riding the side of the terrace 
Em                C       G 
When the mud gave way to wheel 
C                       D 
Tractor tipped over on Jack 
C            D            Em 
The cold was all he could feel 

G          C           G 
Susie ran out to the rain storm 
Em              C              G 
Threw her arms around her true love 
D                            C 
The tears were lost in the water, 
D         C         Em 
Next to a puddle of blood 

G           C           G 
He told his wife not to worry 
Em                       C         G 
Said the soft ground has broken my fall 
D                       C 
He told he'd loved her forever 
D                  C           Em 
Then he didn't say nothing at all. 


G          C            G 
Susie grew old and grey headed 
Em           C      G 
She never did marry again 
D                          B7   C 
Jack took the high road to freedom, 
G            D            Em           
She took the long road to him 

G             C         G 
Living comes natural to many 
Em           C        G 
Love comes natural to few 
D            B7           C 
You take the high road to freedom 
G              D           Em 
I'll take the long road to you 




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