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 

[Refrão]


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 



[Refrão]
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