Suzanne - Leonard Cohen

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[Verse 1]
  
Suzanne takes 

you down to he

r place near t

he river
        
You can hear t

he boats go by

, you can spen

d the night be

side her
        
And you know t

hat she's half

-crazy, but th

at's why you w

anna be there
           
And she feeds 

              
you tea and or

              
anges that com

  
e all the way 

from China
             
And just when 

              
you mean to te

              
ll her that yo

  
u have no love

 to give her
             
Then she gets 

              
you on her wav

              
elength, and s

   
he lets the ri

ver answer
            
That you've al

ways been her 

lover


[Chorus 1]
           
And you want t

              
o travel with 

             
her, and you w

ant to travel 

blind
             
And you know s

              
he will trust 

              
you for you've

 
 touched her p

erfect body
          
With your mind


[Verse 2]
    
And Jesus was 

a sailor when 

he walked upon

 the water
       
And he spent a

 long time wat

ching from his

 lonely wooden

 tower
    
And when he kn

ew for certain

 only drowning

 men could see

 him
           
He said: "All 

              
men will be sa

             
ilors then unt

il the sea sha

ll free them"
             
But he himself

              
 was broken lo

     
ng before the 

sky would open
             
Forsaken, almo

             
st human, he s

#
ank beneath yo

ur wisdom
       
Like a stone


[Chorus 2]
           
And you want t

              
o travel with 

             
him, and you w

ant to travel 

blind
             
And you think 

              
maybe you'll t

              
rust him for h

    
e's touched yo

ur perfect bod

y
         
With his mind


[Verse 3]
      
Now Suzanne ta

kes your hand,

 and she leads

 you to the ri

ver
       
She is wearing

 rags and feat

hers from the 

Salvation Army

 counter
        
And the sun po

urs down like 

honey on Our L

ady of the Har

bour
           
And she shows 

              
you where to l

              
ook among the 


garbage and th

e flowers
             
There are hero

              
es in the seaw

              
eed, there are

 
 children in t

he morning
             
They are leani

              
ng out for lov

              
e, and they wi

   
ll lean that w

ay forever
        
While Suzanne 

holds the mirr

or


[Chorus 3]
           
And you want t

              
o travel with 

             
her, and you w

ant to travel 

blind
             
And you know t

              
hat you can tr

              
ust her for sh

    
e's touched yo

ur perfect bod

y
         
With her mind

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