Verse 1: E Esus4 E Esus4 Suzanne takes you down to her place by the river Gbm Gbsus4 You can hear the boats go by Gbm Gbsus4 You can spend the night forever E Esus4 And you know that she's half crazy E Esus4 And that's why you wanna be there Abm Absus4 And she feeds you tea and oranges A Asus4 That come all the way from China E Esus4 And just when you mean to tell her Gbm Gbsus4 That you have no love to give her E Esus4 Then she gets you on her wavelength Gbm Gbsus4 And she lets the river answer E Esus4 That you've always been her lover Chorus: Abm Absus4 And you want to travel with her A Asus4 And you want to travel blind E Esus4 And you know that she will trust you Gbm Gbsus4 E For you've touched her perfect body with your mind Yeah Verse 2: E Esus4 Now Jesus was a sailor E Esus4 When he walked upon the water Gbm Gbsus4 And he spent a long time watching Gbm Gbsus4 From his lonely wooden tower E Esus4 And when he knew for certain E Esus4 Only drowning men could see him Abm Absus4 He said "All men will be sailors then A Asus4 Until the sea shall free them" E Esus4 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Gbm Gbsus4 But he himself was broken E Esus4 Long before the sky would open Gbm Gbsus4 Forsaken, almost human E Esus4 He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone Chorus: Abm Absus4 And you want to travel with him A Asus4 And you want to travel blind E Esus4 'Cause you think maybe you can trust him Gbm Gbsus4 E 'Cause he's touched your perfect body with his mind Yeah Verse 3: E Esus4 Now Suzanne takes your hand E Esus4 And she leads you to the river Gbm Gbsus4 She is wearing rags and feathers Gbm Gbsus4 From Salvation Army counters E Esus4 And the sun pours down like honey E Esus4 On our lady of the harbour Abm Absus4 And she shows you where to look A Asus4 Between the garbage and the flowers E Esus4 There are heroes in the seaweed Gbm Gbsus4 There are children in the morning E Esus4 They are leaning, leaning out for love Gbm Gbsus4 And they will lean that way forever E Esus4 While Suzanne holds the mirror Chorus: Abm Absus4 And you want to travel with her A Asus4 And you want to travel blind E Esus4 'Cause you know that maybe you can trust her Gbm Gbsus4 E She's touched your perfect body with her mind
