Am7 AmSuzanne takes you down

Am Am7 Am D7to her place near the river

D7 Dm G7You can hear the boats go by

G7 Dm A#You can spend the night beside her

A# Am7 Am Am7and you know she's half crazy

Am7 AmBut that's why you wanna be there

Em A7 Dm7 DmAnd she feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China

Am7 Amand just when you mean to tell her

Dm7 Dm A#that you have no love to give her

A# Am7 Am D7then she gets you in her wavelength

D7 Dm G7and she lets the river answer

G7 Am7 Am7that you've always been her lover

Am7 Em A7 Am7And you want to travel with her

Am7 Dm7 Gm7and you want to travel blind

Gm7 Am7 Amand you know she will trust you

Am Dm G7 Dm7for you've touched her perfect body

Dm7 Am7with your mind

Am7 Am Am7And Jesus was a sailor

Am7 Amwhen he walked upon the water

Dm7 Dm A#and he spent a long time watching

A# Dm G7 Dm7from his lonely woodden tower

Dm7 Am7 Amand when he knew for certain

Am Am7 Amonly drowing men could see him

Am Em A7he said 'All men will be sailors

Am7 Dm7 Gm7then until the sea shall free them'

Am7 Ambut he himself was broken

Am Dm G7 Dm7long before the sky would open

Dm7 Am7 Amforesaken almost human

Dm7 Dm A# Am7he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone

Am7 Em A7And you want to travel with him

A7 Dm7 Dmand you want to travel blind

Am7 Amand you think may be you'll trust him

Dm7 Dm A#for he's touched your perfect body

A# Am7with his mind

Am7 AmNow Suzanne takes your hand

Am Am7 Am D7she leads you to the river

D7 Dm G7she is wearing rags and feathers

G7 Dm A#from Salvation Army counter

A# Am7 Amand the sun pours down like honey

Am7 Amon our lady of the harbour

Em A7and she shows you where to look

A7 Dm7 Dmamong the garbage and the flowers

Am7 AmThere are heroes in the seaweed

Dm7 Dm A#there are children in the morning

A# Am7 Am D7They are leaning out for love

D7 Dm G7they will lean that way forever

G7 Am7 Am7while Suzanne holds the mirror

Am7 Em A7 Am7And you want to travel with her

Am7 Dm7 Gm7and you want to travel blind

Gm7 Am7 Amand you know you can trust her

Am Dm G7 Dm7for she's touched your perfect body

Dm7 Amwith her mind