Bm7 BmSuzanne takes you down

Bm Bm7 Bm E7to her place near the river

E7 Em A7You can hear the boats go by

A7 Em CYou can spend the night beside her

C Bm7 Bm Bm7and you know she's half crazy

Bm7 BmBut that's why you wanna be there

F#m B7 Em7 EmAnd she feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China

Bm7 Bmand just when you mean to tell her

Em7 Em Cthat you have no love to give her

C Bm7 Bm E7then she gets you in her wavelength

E7 Em A7and she lets the river answer

A7 Bm7 Bm7that you've always been her lover

Bm7 F#m B7 Bm7And you want to travel with her

Bm7 Em7 Am7and you want to travel blind

Am7 Bm7 Bmand you know she will trust you

Bm Em A7 Em7for you've touched her perfect body

Em7 Bm7with your mind

Bm7 Bm Bm7And Jesus was a sailor

Bm7 Bmwhen he walked upon the water

Em7 Em Cand he spent a long time watching

C Em A7 Em7from his lonely woodden tower

Em7 Bm7 Bmand when he knew for certain

Bm Bm7 Bmonly drowing men could see him

Bm F#m B7he said 'All men will be sailors

Bm7 Em7 Am7then until the sea shall free them'

Bm7 Bmbut he himself was broken

Bm Em A7 Em7long before the sky would open

Em7 Bm7 Bmforesaken almost human

Em7 Em C Bm7he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone

Bm7 F#m B7And you want to travel with him

B7 Em7 Emand you want to travel blind

Bm7 Bmand you think may be you'll trust him

Em7 Em Cfor he's touched your perfect body

C Bm7with his mind

Bm7 BmNow Suzanne takes your hand

Bm Bm7 Bm E7she leads you to the river

E7 Em A7she is wearing rags and feathers

A7 Em Cfrom Salvation Army counter

C Bm7 Bmand the sun pours down like honey

Bm7 Bmon our lady of the harbour

F#m B7and she shows you where to look

B7 Em7 Emamong the garbage and the flowers

Bm7 BmThere are heroes in the seaweed

Em7 Em Cthere are children in the morning

C Bm7 Bm E7They are leaning out for love

E7 Em A7they will lean that way forever

A7 Bm7 Bm7while Suzanne holds the mirror

Bm7 F#m B7 Bm7And you want to travel with her

Bm7 Em7 Am7and you want to travel blind

Am7 Bm7 Bmand you know you can trust her

Bm Em A7 Em7for she's touched your perfect body

Em7 Bmwith her mind