[Estrofa]
  E 
Suzanne takes you down to her place
 near the river 
Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river 
        F#m 
You can hear the boats go by, you can
 spend the night beside her 
You can hear the boats go by, you can spend the night beside her 
        E 
And you know that she's half-crazy,
 but that's why you wanna be there 
And you know that she's half-crazy, but that's why you wanna be there 
        G#m                      
And she feeds you tea and oranges
           A 
 that come all the way from China
 
And she feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China 
        E                         
And just when you mean to tell her
          F#m 
 that you have no love to give her
 
And just when you mean to tell her that you have no love to give her 
         E                          
Then she gets you on her wavelength,
         F#m 
 and she lets the river answer 
Then she gets you on her wavelength, and she lets the river answer 
            E 
That you've always been her lover
[Estribillo]
        G#m                         
And you want to travel with her, and
     A 
 you want to travel blind 
And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind 
        E                          
And you know she will trust you for
        F#m 
 you've touched her perfect body 
And you know she will trust you for you've touched her perfect body 
          E 
With your mind
[Estrofa]
    E 
And Jesus was a sailor when he walked
 upon the water 
And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water 
       F#m 
And he spent a long time watching
 from his lonely wooden tower 
And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower 
    E 
And when he knew for certain only
 drowning men could see him 
And when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him 
          G#m                    
He said: "All men will be sailors
        A 
 then until the sea shall free
 them" 
He said: "All men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them" 
    E                            F#m 
But he himself was broken long before
 the sky would open 
But he himself was broken long before the sky would open 
   E                       F#m 
Forsaken, almost human, he sank
 beneath your wisdom 
Forsaken, almost human, he sank beneath your wisdom 
       E 
Like a stone
[Estribillo]
        G#m                         
And you want to travel with him, and
     A 
 you want to travel blind 
And you want to travel with him, and you want to travel blind 
        E                           
And you think maybe you'll trust him
          F#m 
 for he's touched your perfect body 
And you think maybe you'll trust him for he's touched your perfect body 
         E 
With his mind
[Estrofa]
      E 
Now Suzanne takes your hand, and she
 leads you to the river 
Now Suzanne takes your hand, and she leads you to the river 
       F#m 
She is wearing rags and feathers from
 the Salvation Army counter 
She is wearing rags and feathers from the Salvation Army counter 
        E 
And the sun pours down like honey on
 Our Lady of the Harbour 
And the sun pours down like honey on Our Lady of the Harbour 
        G#m                          
And she shows you where to look among
     A 
 the garbage and the flowers 
And she shows you where to look among the garbage and the flowers 
         E                      
There are heroes in the seaweed,
           F#m 
 there are children in the
 morning 
There are heroes in the seaweed, there are children in the morning 
         E                        
They are leaning out for love, and
           F#m 
 they will lean that way forever 
They are leaning out for love, and they will lean that way forever 
        E 
While Suzanne holds the mirror
[Estribillo]
        G#m                         
And you want to travel with her, and
     A 
 you want to travel blind 
And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind 
        E                          
And you know that you can trust her
           F#m 
 for she's touched your perfect
 body 
And you know that you can trust her for she's touched your perfect body 
         E 
With her mind