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Oh Susanna - American Folk

           G               Am Bm  C2       Em     /G /B   Am7-D7
Well I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
              G              Am  Bm C2 -76777-65666-54555 G . . C-G
And I'm bound for Louisiana . my true love for to see
    G            Am        Bm   C2        Em . . . g-f#-e (--0210)...D7
It rained all night the day I left . the weather it was dry
        G        D/F#       Em2 Em C2        Am7 D7          G /G /A /B
The sun was so hot . I froze to death Suzanna don't you cry

{Refrain:
C         Am7        G                            D7|-|-
Oh Susanna . oh don’t you cry for me
          G                                       G      D7       G
Cos I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee }

   /G        G /D   G      /G G      /D G    /G         G /D G    /D D7 /E /F#
I had a dream the other night when everything was still
  /G    G          /D G    /G    G  /D G  /G       G    /D   D7 G   /D e-/D /B-/A
I dreamed I saw Susanna . . a-coming down the hill
/G G /D          G      /G G /D G   /G G /D        G    /D D7 /E /F#
Buckwheat cake was in her mouth a tear was in her eye
        /G   G  /D  G     /G    G  /D      G      /G G     D7       G /G /A /B
Says I I come from Dixieland Susanna don't you cry

[REFRAIN]

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                  /G  G /D   G   /G G /D G /G  G /D G /D D7 /E /F#
Now honey while I got . you with me . I sing a happy tune
/G    G   /D G    /G    G  /D G  /G       G    /D   D7 G   /D e-/D /B-/A
I miss ya when ya leave me . like a rose is missed in June . . lord and
/G G /D          G      /G G /D G   /G G /D        G    /D D7 /E /F#
If you were to come back . gonna hold you all night long . . and if you
/G   G  /D  G     /G    G  /D      G      /G G     D7       G /G /A /B
Ever ask to leave me . I will sing a sad sad song

[REFRAIN]

    /G        G /D   G      /G G      /D G    /G         G /D G    /D D7 /E /F#
Well I sailed into the cell phone nets . and docked in many camps
       /G    G          /D G    /G    G  /D G  /G  G    /D   D7 G   /D e-/D /B-/A
Radiation spliced . our genomes . . . and turned the gals to vamps
       /G G /D          G      /G G /D G   /G G /D        G    /D D7 /E /F#
The signal dropped . the battry burst . I really thought I'd die
    /G   G  /D  G     /G    G  /D      G      /G G     D7       G /G /A /B
I shut my eyes . to hold my breath . Susanna don’t you cry

[REFRAIN]

G     Am Bm  C2       Em     /G /B   Am7-D7
Oh I'll be in New Orleans soon and I’ll look all round
        G         Am    Bm   C2   -76777-65666-54555 /D Cmaj7 . /D-G
And when I find Susanna I . shall fall upon the ground
G   Am     Bm     C2           Em . . . g-f#-e (--0210)...D7
And if I do not find her there . then I will surely die
         G          D/F#         Em2-Em C2   Am7 D7    Cmaj7 /B /A G6(-320030)
Sad jazz will play by Jackson Square . Susanna don’t you cry

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Written by Stephen Foster.

There are dozens of versions with various lyrics, some included below.

The above lyrics are a semi-original multi-version mashup including bits from:
JT, JC, and also the other JC (me) with some re"vamped" Stephen.

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