verse 1 C I left my home for the open road F C Bid farewell to a beautiful girl C She was out to push and pry my bravery G F C I was out to conquer the world C Well I was circling the globe F C She'd spend hers pulling somewhere and then C She'd say, "I fell in love with a drifter's son G F C And now he's gone again" C Held my ventures up like trophies F C High over my head C Susanna, she's a patient woman G F C She prays my happinessC F C F verse 2 C Saw your face carved in the caves F C In the tunneling fields C I wore my stubbornness like armor G F C A reliable shield C Oh, how could I have been so thoughtless F C And careless with my love? C When I met you, you were drifting too G F C Just like a driftwood does C She'd be knee-deep in the waters F C Whispering to the sea C Susanna, she's a graceful woman G F C Her words have convinced meChorus I'd sing F Oh, Susanna C G Don't you cry for me C I'm headed for those coastal waters G F C An ocean far to seeC F C F C F C F verse 3 Am G Explore from shore to shore F G There's always one more mountain to see Am G Susanna came to me in a dream F Em C And on the summit, she said to me F She said, "I am freedom C G I'm all that you seek C But you can't have this if you want all that C And you certainly can't have me!" C F C F C F C F Outro G Oh, Susanna F G I don't cry for you C You're the best adventure I've had yet G F C But I'm only passing throughChorus I'd sing F Oh, Susanna C Em G Why don't you come down here with me C And play in the oldest parts of the jungle G F C And climb a banyan tree