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Oh Suzanna - Stephen Foster     mp3
 Song Info
  Artist: Stephen Foster
  Audio File & Tab from: willc
 Rated: ( 2 ) |

 

Standard Tuning - 4/4 Time
Verse:
-----
   A                         E7  A           E
    _         _       _               _             _
   | |   | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | |
e|-----|---0-0-2---|-0---------|-----------|-----------|
B|---0-|-2---------|---2-----0-|-2-2-0-----|-0-------0-|
G|-2---|-----------|-------2---|-------2---|-------2---|
D|-----|---2-----2-|-----2---0-|---2-----2-|---2-------|
A|-----|-0---0-----|-0-----0---|-0---------|-----------|
E|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|-0---0-----|
     I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
     It rained all night the day I left, the weather
                                             it was dry

   A                   E7  A   E       A
          _     _               _
   | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | |
e|---0-0---2-|-0---------|-----------|---------|
B|-2---------|---2-----0-|-2-2-0-0---|---------|
G|-----------|-------2---|---------0-|-2-------|
D|---2---2---|-----2---0-|---2-------|---2-----|
A|-0---0-----|-0-----0---|-0---------|-0---0---|
E|-----------|-----------|-------0---|---------|
I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to see
The sun so hot, I froze to death Susanna, don't
                                           you cry

Chorus:
------
   D                     A           E
                _               _           _
   | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | |
e|---------|-2-2-----2-|-0-0-------|-----------|
B|-3---3---|-----------|-----2-----|-0-------0-|
G|---2---2-|-----2---2-|-------2---|-------2---|
D|-0-------|-0---------|---2-----2-|---2-------|
A|-----0---|-------0---|-0---0-----|-----------|
E|---------|-----------|-----------|-0---0-----|
  Oh,   Susanna,  Oh don't you cry for me    For I

   A                   E7  A   E       A
        _       _               _ 
   | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | |
e|---0-0-2---|-0---------|-----------|---------|
B|-2---------|---2-----0-|-2-2-0-0---|---------|
G|-----------|-------2---|---------1-|-2-------|
D|---2-----2-|-----2---0-|---2-------|---2-----|
A|-0---0-----|-0-----0---|-0---------|-0---0---|
E|-----------|-----------|-----0-----|---------|
 Come from   Alabama  with my  banjo  on my  knee


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Lyrics and Chords:
-----------------

Verse:

   A           '             '           E7
I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
    A             '        [A         E7]    A
I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to see
    A                    '               '
It rained all night the day I left, the weather 
        E7
it was dry
    A              '              [A      E7]
The sun so hot, I froze to death Susanna, don't
    A
you cry


Chorus:
------

D    '           A                E7
Oh, Susanna, Oh don't you cry for me
       A           '           [A     E7]   A
For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee


Verse:
-----

I jumped aboard the telegraph and traveled down
the river,
Electric fluid magnified, and killed five hundred
Nigger.
The bullgine bust, the horse ran off, I really 
thought I'd die;
I shut my eyes to hold my breath—Susanna, don't
you cry.


Chorus


Verse:
-----

I soon will be in New Orleans, and then I’ll look 
all round,
And when I find Susanna, I'll fall upon the ground.
But if I do not find her, then I'll surely die,
And when I’m dead and buried, Susanna, don't you cry


Chorus
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