Key: G
Introduction:
G C G
Susie was a pearl of a woman
Em C G
Jack was a golden man,
D C
She told him she'd love him forever
D C Em
And he gave her a wedding band
G C G
Parents said they were just children,
Em C G
Love comes as fast as it leaves
D C
They think the day they've built the foundation
D C Em
'Till life knocks it down with a breeze!
G C G
Living comes natural to many
Em C G
Love comes natural to few
D B7 C
You take the high road to freedom
G D Em
I'll take the long road to you
G C G
Jack bought himself a new tractor,
Em C G
The bank bought him the land
D C
Said the work may be hard but it's honest,
D C Em
I'll pay them by May if I can
G C G
Sometimes they talk about children
Em C G
Names, and things that it'll do
D C
If it's a girl we'll call her Johanna,
D C Em
She'll grow up to be just like you
G C G
Living comes natural to many
Em C G
Love comes natural to few
D B7 C
You take the high road to freedom
G D Em
I'll take the long road to you
G C G
Jack was out ploughing the south field
Em C G
Trying to beat the next rain
D C
Susie, she watched through window
D C Em
As the down pour finally came
G C G
He was riding the side of the terrace
Em C G
When the mud gave way to wheel
C D
Tractor tipped over on Jack
C D Em
The cold was all he could feel
G C G
Susie ran out to the rain storm
Em C G
Threw her arms around her true love
D C
The tears were lost in the water,
D C Em
Next to a puddle of blood
G C G
He told his wife not to worry
Em C G
Said the soft ground has broken my fall
D C
He told he'd loved her forever
D C Em
Then he didn't say nothing at all.
G C G
Susie grew old and grey headed
Em C G
She never did marry again
D B7 C
Jack took the high road to freedom,
G D Em
She took the long road to him
G C G
Living comes natural to many
Em C G
Love comes natural to few
D B7 C
You take the high road to freedom
G D Em
I'll take the long road to you
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