Oh, Susannah
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Well I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee
And I'm bound for Louisiana, my own true love for to see
It did rain all night the day I left
The weather was bone dry
The sun was so hot I froze myself
Suzanne don't you break down and cry
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I said Oh Suzanna ------
Now don't you cry for me
As I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee
Well I had myself a dream the other night
When everything was still
I dreamed that I saw my girl Suzanne
She was coming around the hill
The buckwheat cake was in her mouth
A tear was in her eye
I said that I come from Dixie land
Suzanne don't you break down and cry
E
I said Oh Suzanna ------
Now don't you cry for me
As I come from Alabama with a bajo on my knee
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Readable chord sheet for Oh, Susannah by James Taylor
Well I[Amaj7] come fro[Bm7]m Al[C#m7]abama [F#m7]with a b[A]anjo[F#m7] on my [Bm7]knee
And I'm [Amaj7]bound for [Bm7]Loui[C#m7]siana,[F#m7] my own [Bm7]true lov[Bm7]e fo[E]r to s[A9]ee
It [Amaj7]did rain all [Bm7]night the [Cmaj7]day I l[F#m7]eft
The we[A]ather [F#m7]was bone [Bm7]dry
The [Amaj7]sun was so [Bm7]hot I f[C#m7]roze m[F#m7]yself
Su[Bm7]zanne don't you [Bm7]brea[E]k down and [A9]cry
[Dmaj7] [Bm7] [Bm7] [E]
I said Oh Suzanna ------
Now do[A]n't you [F#m7]cry for [Bm7]me
As I [Amaj7]come from [Bm7]Alab[C#m7]ama with a [Bm7]banjo [Bm7]on m[E]y [A9]knee
Well I[Amaj7] had myself a [Bm7]dream the [C#m7]other [F#m7]night
When [A]eve[F#m7]rything was [Bm7]still
I [Amaj7]dreamed that I [Bm7]saw my gi[C#m7]rl Suz[F#m7]anne
She was [Bm7]coming a[Bm7]roun[E]d the [A9]hill
The b[Amaj7]uckwheat c[Bm7]ake was i[C#m7]n her [F#m7]mouth
A t[A]ear was i[F#m7]n her [Bm7]eye
I [Amaj7]said that I [Bm7]come from D[C#m7]ixie l[F#m7]and
Su[Bm7]zanne don't you [Bm7]brea[E]k down and cr[A9]y
[Dmaj7] [Bm7] [Bm7] [E]
I said Oh Suzanna ------
Now [A]don't you [F#m7]cry for [Bm7]me
As I [Amaj7]come from [Bm7]Alab[C#m7]ama with a [Bm7]bajo o[Bm7]n my[E] k[A9]nee