Suzanne Tab by Leonard Cohen Suzanne Leonard Cohen I was very surprised when I realized that there was no real tab for this huge folk classic, so I decided to do it myself. This is the album version of the song, I transcribed it for 1 (classic) guitar although there is also a bass on the album. The structure is much more complex that you could imagine at the first listening because there is a lot of changes between 3/4, 2/4 and 4/4 bars. It's maybe difficult to "understand" the rythm, so you should try to play the song with the album. Brice Le Stunff, pzifff@6sens.com Intro : E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |--0------------------------|--0------------------------| 3 |------1-------1---2---1----|------1-------1---2---1----| - |----2---2---2---2---2---2--|----2---2---2---2---2---2--| 4 |--------------2---2---2----|--------------2---2---2----| |--0-------0----------------|--0-------0----------------| |---------------------------| |--0------------------------| 3 |------1-------1---2---1----| - |----2---2---2---2---2---2--| 4 |--------------2---2---2----| |--0-------0----------------| Verses : E |-------------------| |--0----------------| 2 |------1-------1----| - |----2---2---2---2--| 4 |-------------(2)---| |--0-------0--------| "Suzanne ... "And Jesus ... "Now Suzanne ... E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| 4 |------1-------1---2---1-------1----|------1-------1---2---1-------1----| - |----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--| 4 |--------------2---2---2------------|--------------2---2---2------------| |--0-------0---------------0--------|--0-------0---------------0--------| F#m |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--2--------------------------------|--2--------------------------------| 4 |------2-------2---4---2-------2----|------2-------2---4---2-------2----| - |----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| 4 |--------------4---4---4------------|--------------4---4---4------------| |--2-------2---------------2--------|--2-------2---------------2--------| E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--0--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| 4 |------1-------1---2---1-------1----|------1-------1---2---1-------1----| - |----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--| 4 |--------------2---2---2------------|--------------2---2---2------------| |--0-------0---------------0--------|--0-------0---------------0--------| G#m A |-----------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| |--4--------------------------------|------2-------2---3---2---0---2----| 4 |------4-------4---6---4-------4----|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--| - |----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-------------(2)--2--(2)--2--(2)---| 4 |--------------6---6---6------------|--0-------0------------------------| |--4-------4---------------4--------|-----------------------------------| E F#m |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--0--------------------------------|--2--------------------------------| 4 |------1-------1---2---1-------1----|------2-------2---4---2-------2----| - |----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| 4 |--------------2---2---2------------|--------------4---4---4------------| |--0-------0---------------0--------|--2-------2---------------2--------| E F#m |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--0--------------------------------|--2--------------------------------| 4 |------1-------1---2---1-------1----|------2-------2---4---2-------2----| - |----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| 4 |--------------2---2---2------------|--------------4---4---4------------| |--0-------0---------------0--------|--2-------2---------------2--------| E |-----------------------------------| |--0--------------------------------| 4 |------1-------1---2---1-------1----| - |----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--| 4 |--------------2---2---2------------| |--0-------0---------------0--------| Choruses : E |---------------------------| |------------------0--------| 3 |------1---2---1-------1----| - |----2---2---2---2---2---2--| 4 |------2---2---2------------| |--0---------------0--------| "And you want to travel ... G#m A |-----------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| |--4--------------------------------|------2-------2---3---2---0---2----| 4 |------4-------4---6---4-------4----|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--| - |----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-------------(2)--2--(2)--2--(2)---| 4 |--------------6---6---6------------|--0-------0------------------------| |--4-------4---------------4--------|-----------------------------------| E F#m |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--0--------------------------------|--2--------------------------------| 4 |------1-------1---2---1-------1----|------2-------2---4---2-------2----| - |----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| 4 |--------------2---2---2------------|--------------4---4---4------------| |--0-------0---------------0--------|--2-------2---------------2--------| End of chorus 1 & 2 : E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |--0------------------------|--0------------------------| 3 |------1-------1---2---1----|------1-------1---2---1----| - |----2---2---2---2---2---2--|----2---2---2---2---2---2--| 4 |--------------2---2---2----|--------------2---2---2----| |--0-------0----------------|--0-------0----------------| ... mind." Outro : E |---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------| |--0------------------------|--0------------------------|---------------| 3 |------1-------1---2---1----|------1-------1---2---2----|--1------------| - |----2---2---2---2---2---2--|----2---2---2---2---2---2--|---------------| 4 |--------------2---2---2----|--------------2---2---2----|---------------| |--0-------0----------------|--0-------0----------------|--0------------| ... mind." Intro Verse 1 Chorus 1 End of chorus 1 Verse 2 Chorus 2 End of chorus 2 Verse 3 Chorus 3 Outro Verse 1 : Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river You can hear the boats go by You can spend the night beside her And you know that she's half crazy But that's why you want to be there And she feeds you tea and oranges That come all the way from China And just when you mean to tell her That you have no love to give her Then she gets you on her wavelength And she lets the river answer That you've always been her lover Chorus 1 : And you want to travel with her And you want to travel blind And you know that she will trust you For you've touched her perfect body with your mind. Verse 2 : And Jesus was a sailor When he walked upon the water And he spent a long time watching From his lonely wooden tower And when he knew for certain Only drowning men could see him He said "All men will be sailors then Until the sea shall free them" But he himself was broken Long before the sky would open Forsaken, almost human He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone Chorus 2 : And you want to travel with him And you want to travel blind And you think maybe you'll trust him For he's touched your perfect body with his mind. Verse 3 : Now Suzanne takes your hand And she leads you to the river She is wearing rags and feathers From Salvation Army counters And the sun pours down like honey On our lady of the harbour And she shows you where to look Among the garbage and the flowers There are heroes in the seaweed There are children in the morning They are leaning out for love And they will lean that way forever While Suzanne holds the mirror Chorus 3 : And you want to travel with her And you want to travel blind And you know that you can trust her For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.