E0 0Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river A1 1You can hear the boats go by, you can spend the night beside her E2 2And you know that she's half-crazy, but that's why you wanna be there G#m3 A4 3And she feeds you tea & oranges that come all the way from China E5 A6 4And just when you mean to tell her that you have no love to give her E7 F#m8 5Then she gets you on her wavelength & she lets the river answer E9 6That you've always been her lover 7 G#m10 A11 8And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind E12 9And you know that she will trust you, A13 E14 10For you've touched her perfect body with your mind 11 E15 12And Jesus was a sailor, when he walked upon the water F#m16 13And he spent a long time watching, from his lonely wooden tower E17 14And when he knew for certain, only drowning men could see him G#m18 A19 15he said 'All men will be sailors then, until the sea shall free them E20 F#m21 16But he himself was broken, long before the sky would open E22 F#m23 E24 17Forsaken, almost human, he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone 18 G#m25 A26 19And you want to travel with him, and you want to travel blind E27 20And you think maybe you'll trust him A28 E29 21For he's touched your perfect body with his mind. 22 E30 23Now Suzanne takes your hand and she leads you to the river F#m31 24She is wearing rags and feathers, from Salvation Army counters E32 25And the sun pours down like honey, on our lady of the harbour G#m33 A34 26And she shows you where to look, among the garbage and the flowers E35 F#m36 27There are heroes in the seaweed, there are children in the morning E37 F#m38 28They are leaning out for love, and they will lean that way forever E39 29While Suzanne holds the mirror 30 G#m40 A41 31And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind E42 32And you know that you can trust her, A43 E44 33For she's touched your perfect body with her mind
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