Key: A
Introduction:
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Well, I came from Ala- bama with a banjo on my knee
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I'm goin' to Louisi- ana, my true love for to see
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It had rained all night the day I left, the weather it was dry
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The sun so hot I froze to death, Su- sanna don't you cry
D G
I got a long way to go
C G
I sure feel it now deep down in these dusty clothes
C G
Through another town backed up with capricious souls
D G
I got a long way to go
D G
I got a lot left to say
C G
To the empty seat that stood beside me through the fray
C G
To the midnight moon who saw it fit to light my way
D G
I got a lot left to say
Em D
But where do I got from here when I'm lost out on the road
D#º Em D
And the way's not clear to find my way back home
C G/B
I need to hear the only voice that leads me on
Bb D
So I can find my way back to you (D+) ---
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I had a dream the other night when everything was still
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I thought I saw Su- sanna comin' down the hill
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A buckwheat cake was in her mouth, a tear was in her eye
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Says I'm comin' from the south, Susanna don't you cry
Em D
But where do I got from here when I'm lost out on the road
D#º Em D
And the way's not clear to find my way back home
C G/B
I need to hear the only voice that leads me on
Bb D
So I can find my way back to you (D+) ---
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Soon we'll be in New Orleans, then I'll look around
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And when I find Su- sanna, I'll fall down on the ground
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And if I do not find her, then I shall surely die