Suzanne - Leonard Cohen
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Tuning: E, E A D G B E
[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