Standard Tuning
- 4/4 Time
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A E7 A E
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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
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D|---2---2---|-----2---0-|---2-------|---2-----|
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I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to see
The sun so hot, I froze to death Susanna, don't
you cry
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D A E
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D|-0-------|-0---------|---2-----2-|---2-------|
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Oh, Susanna, Oh don't you cry for me For I
A E7 A E A
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Come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
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Lyrics and Chords:
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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:
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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
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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
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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