Leonard Cohen
Written by Leonard Cohen
Ukulele chords Expert level
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Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river,   
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You can hear the boats go by, you can spend the night beside her,   
               C                                                         C   
And you know that she's half crazy, and that's why you want to be there,   
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And she feeds you tea and oranges, that come all the way from China.   
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And just when you mean to tell her that you have no love to give her,   
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She gets you on her wavelength, and lets the river answer   
                     C   
That you've always been her lover   
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And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind.   
                C     
And you know that she will trust you,   
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Cause you touched her perfect body with your mind.   
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And Jesus was a sailor, when he walked upon the water.   
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And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower.   
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And when he knew for certain, only drowning men could see him,   
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He said, " All men will be sailors, then, Until the sea shall free them."   
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But he himself was broken, long before the sky would open.   
       C   
Foresaken, almost human.   
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He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone.   
               Em                                             F   
And you want to travel with him, and you want to travel blind.   
                C     
And you think maybe you'll trust him,   
                   Dm                                                C   
Cause he touched you perfect body with his mind.   
      C                                              C   
Now, Suzanne takes your hand and she leads you to the river,   
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She is wearing rags and feathers from Salvation Army counters,   
              C                                                     C   
And the sun pours down like honey, on our lady of the harbour.   
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And she shows you where to look, among the garbage and the flowers.   
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There are heroes in the seaweed, there are children in the morning.   
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They are leaning out for love, and they will lean that way forever.   
          C   
While Suzanne holds the mirror.   
               Em                                            F   
And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind.   
                C     
And you know you can trust her,   
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For shes touched your perfect body with her mind. 
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