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Oh Susanna by James Taylor
Oh Susanna
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 F#m7 A F#m7 Bm7
Well I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 Bm7/E A9
And I'm bound for Louisiana, my own true love for to see
Amaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 F#m7
It did rain all night the day I left
A F#m7 Bm7
The weather was bone dry
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 F#m7
The sun was so hot I froze myself
Bm7 Bm7/E A9
Suzanne don't you break down and cry
Dmaj7 Bm7 Bm7/E
I said Oh Suzanna ------
A F#m7 Bm7
Now don't you cry for me
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 Bm7/E A9
As I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 F#m7
Well I had myself a dream the other night
A F#m7 Bm7
When everything was still
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 F#m7
I dreamed that I saw my girl Suzanne
Bm7 Bm7/E A9
She was coming around the hill
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 F#m7
The buckwheat cake was in her mouth
A F#m7 Bm7
A tear was in her eye
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 F#m7
I said that I come from Dixie land
Bm7 Bm7/E A9
Suzanne don't you break down and cry
Dmaj7 Bm7 Bm7/E
I said Oh Suzanna ------
A F#m7 Bm7
Now don't you cry for me
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 Bm7/E A9
As I come from Alabama with a bajo on my knee
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version 2
Well I come from Alabama
with my banjo on my knee
and I'm bound for Louisiana,
my own true love for to see.
It did rain all night the day I left,
the weather was bone dry.
The sun was so hot I froze myself,
Suzanne, don't you go on and cry.
I said, oh, Susannah, now,
don't you cry for me,
as I come from Alabama
with this banjo on my knee.
Well I had myself a dream the other night
when everything was still,
I dreamed that I saw my girl Suzanne,
she was comin' around the hill.
Now, the buckwheat cake was in her mouth,
a tear was in her eye.
I said that I come from Dixieland,
Suzanne, don't you break down and cry.
I said, oh, Susannah, now,
don't you cry for me,
as I come from Alabama
with my banjo on my knee.
This song features two guitar tracks. Both in standard tuning.
For the 1st one you must use a capo on the 3rd fret. It is used
the whole song through and it is played in A, matching the other
one in C, for which you don't need the capo. This 2nd one is
played just in the Intro and Outro.
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|------------------------0------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------2-------2--|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A
e|------- 0------ 0-H-2-- ----0--|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|0-H-2--------------------------|----2-P-0-----------0----------|
G|-------------------------------|------------2---------------2--|
D|--------2---------------2------|--------2---------------2------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|----------------0--------------|----------------0--------------|
C
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ----0-- ------- -------|
B|------------1---------------1--|--------------------1----------|
G|-------------------------------|----0-----------------------0--|
D|--------2----------------------|--------2---------------2------|
A|3-----------------------0------|3------------------------------|
E|----------------3--------------|----------------3--------------|
E
e|------- 0------ ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|0-H-2-----------2-P-0-------0--|--------------------0----------|
G|------------------------2------|----2-------1---------------2--|
D|-------------------------------|--------2----------------------|
A|0---------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|0---------------0--------------|
G
e|------- ----0-- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----1---------------1-------0--|----1-------3------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------2------|-------------------------------|
A|3------------------------------|--------0-------2--------------|
E|----------------3--------------|3-----------------------3------|
A
e|------- 0------ 0-H-2-- ----0--|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|0-H-2--------------------------|----2-P-0-----------0----------|
G|-------------------------------|------------2---------------2--|
D|--------2---------------2------|--------2---------------2------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|----------------0--------------|----------------0--------------|
C
e|------- ----0-- ------- -------|------- ----0-- ------- -------|
B|----1---------------1----------|----1---------------1----------|
G|----------------------------0--|----------------------------0--|
D|--------2---------------2------|--------2---------------2------|
A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------|
E|----------------3--------------|----------------3--------------|
(.
E A
e|------- 0------ ------- -------|----0-- ------- 0------ -------|
B|0-H-2-------0------------------|----0-----------0-H-2----------|
G|--------------------1-------2--|------------2------------------|
D|------------------------2------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|0-------0-------0--------------|
E|----------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
G C Well I
e|------- ----0-H 1------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----1---------------0-------1--|----------------1--------------|
G|-------------------------------|--------0---2------------------|
D|--------2---------------0------|----2--------------------------|
A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------|
E|----------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
(.
Amaj7 Bm7 Dbm7 F#m7
e|0------ ------- 2------ -------|4------ ------- ------- -------|
B|2---------------3--------------|5---------------2--------------|
G|1---------------2--------------|4---------------2--------------|
D|2---------------4--------------|6---------------2--------------|
A|0---------------2--------------|4------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------2--------------|
come from Alabama with my
Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7 E11
e|------- 0------ ------- -------|------- 2------ ------- 2------|
B|--------2---------------2------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------1---------------2------|--------2-----------2----------|
D|----2---------------2-------2--|----4--------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|2-----------2------------------|
E|----------------2--------------|----------------0--------------|
banjo on my knee, And I'm
Amaj7 Bm7 Dbm7 F#m7
e|------- --0---- ------- --2----|------- -4----- ------- -------|
B|----------2---------------3----|---------5--------------2------|
G|----------1---------------2----|---------4--------------2------|
D|-----2---------------4---------|-----6--------------2-------2--|
A|0---------------2--------------|4------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------2--------------|
bound for Louisiana, my own
(.
Bm7 E11 Amaj7 E7sus4
e|------- 2------ ------- 2------|----0-- ------- 0------ -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|----2-----------0--------------|
G|--------2-----------2----------|----1-----------2--------------|
D|----4-----------2--------------|----2-----------0--------------|
A|2------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------0--------------|
true love for to see. It did
e|0------ ------- 2------ -------|4------ ------- ------- -------|
B|2---------------3--------------|5---------------2--------------|
G|1---------------2--------------|4---------------2--------------|
D|2---------------4--------------|6---------------2--------------|
A|0---------------2--------------|4------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------2--------------|
rain all night the day I left, the
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e|----0-- ------- ------- -------|------- ----2-- 5------ -------|
B|----2-------------------2------|--------3---------------3------|
G|----1-------------------2------|----2---------------2----------|
D|----2---------------2----------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|2------------------------------|
E|----------------2--------------|----------------0-----------0--|
weather was bone dry. The
e|0------ ------- 2------ -------|4------ ------- ------- -------|
B|2---------------3--------------|5---------------2--------------|
G|1---------------2--------------|4---------------2--------------|
D|2---------------4--------------|6---------------2--------------|
A|0---------------2--------------|4------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------2--------------|
sun was so hot I froze myself, Su
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e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 2------ 0------ -------|
B|2---------------0-------0------|2-------0-------2--------------|
G|2---------------1-------1------|1-------2-------1--------------|
D|4---------------0-------0------|2-------0-------2--------------|
A|2------------------------------|0---------------0--------------|
E|------------0------------------|--------0----------------------|
zanne, don't you go on and cry I said
Dmaj7 Bm7 Eadd9sus4 Amaj7 F#m7
e|------- 2------ ------- -------|------- 0------ ------- -------|
B|-----2--------------3----------|--------2---------------2------|
G|---2--------------2--------2---|----1-------------------2------|
D|0---------0-----4--------4---4-|--------------------2-------2--|
A|-------------2-----------------|0------------------------------|
E|-----------------------0-------|----------------2--------------|
oh, Susannah, now, don't you cry for me,
Bb7 E11
e|------- 2------ ------- 2------|
B|--------3---------------3------|
G|----2---------------2----------|
D|----------------2-----------2--|
A|2-----------2------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
as I
Amaj7 Bm7 Dbm7 F#m7
e|------- 0------ ------- 2------|------- 4------ ------- -------|
B|--------2---------------3------|--------5---------------2------|
G|----1-------1-------2-------2--|----4-------------------2------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------2-------2--|
A|0---------------2--------------|4-----------4------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------2--------------|
come from Alabama with this
Bm7 E11 Amaj7 E7sus4 Amaj7
e|------- 2------ ------- 2------|0------ ------- ------- ----0--|
B|--------3---------------3------|2-----------0---------------2--|
G|----2---------------2----------|1-----------2---------------1--|
D|-------------------------------|------------0------------------|
A|2-----------2------------------|0---------------------------0--|
E|----------------0-----------0--|------------0------------------|
banjo on my knee.
E7sus4
e|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----0--------------------------|
G|----2--------------------------|
D|----0--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|----0--------------------------|
Well I
e|0------ ---2--- ------- 4------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2----------3------------5------|------------2------------------|
G|1----------2------------4------|------------2------------------|
D|2----------4------------6------|------------2------------------|
A|0----------2------------4------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------2------------------|
had myself a dream the other night when
e|0------ ------- ------- -------|----2-- ------- 5---P-- 2------|
B|2----------2-------------------|----3-----------3--------------|
G|1----------2-------------------|----2-----------2--------------|
D|2----------2-------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|----2--------------------------|
E|-----------2-------------------|------------0------------------|
everything was still, I
e|0------ ----2-- ------- ----4--|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2-----------3---------------5--|------------2---------------2--|
G|1-----------2---------------4--|------------2---------------2--|
D|2-----------4---------------6--|------------2---------------4--|
A|0-----------2---------------4--|----------------------------2--|
E|-------------------------------|------------2------------------|
dreamed I saw my girl Suzanne, she was comin'
that
e|------- ------- ------- ----0--|----2-- ----0-- ------- ----0--|
B|----------------0-------0---2--|----0-------2---------------2--|
G|----------------1-------1---1--|----2-------1---------------1--|
D|----------------0-------0---2--|----2-------2---------------2--|
A|----------------------------0--|------------0---------------0--|
E|------------0-------0----------|----0--------------------------|
around the hill. Now, the buck..
e|------- ----2-- ------- 4------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------3-----------5------|------------2------------------|
G|------------2-----------4------|------------2------------------|
D|------------4-----------6------|------------2------------------|
A|------------2-----------4------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------2------------------|
....wheat cake was in her mouth, a
e|0------ ------- ------- -------|----2-- ------- 5---P-- 2------|
B|2-----------2------------------|----3-----------3--------------|
G|1-----------2------------------|----2-----------2--------------|
D|2-----------2------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0---------------------------2--|----2--------------------------|
E|------------2------------------|------------0------------------|
tear was in her eye. I
e|0------ ----2-- ------- ----4--|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2-----------3---------------5--|------------2------------------|
G|1-----------2---------------4--|------------2------------------|
D|2-----------4---------------6--|------------2------------------|
A|0-----------2---------------4--|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------2------------------|
said I come from Dixieland, Suzanne
that
e|2------ ----2-- ------- -------|0---2-- ----0-- ------- -------|
B|3-----------3------------------|2---0-------2------------------|
G|2-----------2------------------|1---2-------1------------------|
D|4-----------2------------------|2---2-------2------------------|
A|2------------------------------|0-----------0------------------|
E|------------0------------------|----0--------------------------|
don't you break down and cry. I said,
e|------- 2------ -----2- -----2-|------- 0------ ------- -------|
B|-----2-------------3-----------|--------2---------------2------|
G|---2-----------------------2---|----1-------1-----------2------|
D|0---------0--------------------|--------------------2-------2--|
A|----------------2--------------|0------------------------------|
E|------------------------0------|----------------2--------------|
oh, Susannah, now, don't you cry for me,
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e|------- 2------ ------- 2------|
B|--------3---------------3------|
G|----2---------------2----------|
D|----------------2--------------|
A|2-----------2------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
'cause I
e|------- 0------ ------- 2------|------- 4------ ------- -------|
B|--------2---------------3------|--------5---------------2------|
G|----1---------------2----------|----4-------------------2------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------2-------2--|
A|0---------------2--------------|4------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------2--------------|
come from Alabama with my
(.
e|------- 2------ ------- 2------|------- 0------ ------- 0------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------2----------------------|
G|----2---------------2----------|----1-----------2--------------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------0----------|
A|2-----------2------------------|0-----------0------------------|
E|----------------0-----------0--|----------------0--------------|
banjo on my knee.
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|------------------------0------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------2-------2--|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- 0------ 0-H-2-- ----0--|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|0-H-2--------------------------|----2-P-0-----------0----------|
G|-------------------------------|------------2---------------2--|
D|--------2---------------2------|--------2---------------2------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|----------------0--------------|----------------0--------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ----0-- ------- -------|
B|--------------------1----------|----1---------------1----------|
G|------------0---------------0--|----------------------------0--|
D|--------2---------------2------|--------2---------------2------|
A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------|
E|----------------3--------------|----------------3--------------|
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e|------- 0------ ------- -------|----0-- ------- 0------ -------|
B|0-H-2-------0------------------|----0-----------0-H-2----------|
G|--------------------1-------2--|------------2------------------|
D|------------------------2------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|0-------0-------0--------------|
E|----------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----1---------------0----------|----------------1--------------|
G|------------0---------------0--|--------0---2------------------|
D|--------2---------------0------|----2--------------------------|
A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------|
E|----------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
B Bend
R Release
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
H Hammer-on
P Pull-off
~ Vibrato
+ Harmonic
x Mute note
. Play note like a dot in standard notation
^ Ties two notes together
(. Pause
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version 3
C G
Well I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
C
And I'm bound for Louisiana, my own true love for to see
C
It did rain all night the day I left
G
The weather was bone dry
C
The sun was so hot I froze myself
G C
Suzanne, don't you go on and cry
F
I said, Oh, Suzannah
C G
Now, don't you cry for me
C G C
As I come from Alabama with this banjo on my knee
Well I had myself a dream the other night
G
When everything was still
C
I dreamed that I saw my girl Suzanne
G
She was coming around the hill
C
Now, the buckwheat cake was in her mouth
G
A tear was in her eye
C
I said, that I come from Dixie land
G
Suzanne, don't you break down and cry
C
I said, Oh, Suzannah
G
Now, don't you cry for me
C G C
'Cause I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
Well, I come from Alabama
With my banjo on my knee
And I'm bound for Louisiana
My own true love for to see
It did rain all night the day I left
The weather was bone dry
The sun was so hot I froze myself
Susanne, don't you go on and cry
I said, oh, Susannah
Now, don't you cry for me
As I come from Alabama
With this banjo on my knee
Well, I had myself a dream the other night
When everything was still
I dreamed that I saw my girl Susanne
She was coming around the hill
Now, the buckwheat cake was in her mouth
A tear was in her eye
I said, that I come from Dixie land
Susanne, don't you break down and cry
I said, oh, Susannah
Now, don't you cry for me
'Cause I come from Alabama
With my banjo on my knee
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version 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
Key: C
"Oh Susanna" by Johnny Cash and James Taylor live on tv.
Both are performing in the Johnny Cash TV show on February 17th 1971.
James Taylor plays [Verse 1] in E key. You may use Transpose -3 or Capo 9th fret.
However James used capo on 4th fret.
Johnny Cash plays [Verse 2] in Db Key, but uses less chords (T'pose +1 or Capo 1).
Lyrics and chords may be different as you know, but these are played and sung here.
[Verse 1]
C Am
Well, I come from Alabama
Dm G
with my banjo on my knee.
C Am
And I'm bound for Louisiana,
Dm G C
my own true love for to see.
C Am
It had rained all night the day I left
Dm G
The weather was gone dry.
C Am
Now, the sun so hot I froze myself
Dm G C
Susanna don't you go on and cry.
[Chorus]
F G
I said - Oh! Susanna,
C Dm
child don't you cry for me.
C Am
As I come from Alabama
Dm G C
with my banjo on my knee.
[Verse 2]
C
Gall, when I got you with me
G
I say it had be true.
C
Miss you when you leave me
G C
like a rose is missed in june.
C
Ooooh and if you'd ever come back
G
I'm gonna hold you all night long.
C
And if you ever had to leave me
G C
I will sing a sad sad song.
[Chorus]
F
And I'll sing: Oh! Susanna,
C G
don't you cry for me.
C
'Cause I come from Alabama
G C G C
with my banjo on my knee.
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version 5
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
Tempo: Q=160
Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert melody/harmony notes. Eighths are marked '+'.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
[Verse] (2x)
C + + +
E|------------------------|-0----3----3-------/5---|-3---p0-----------------|-0----0--------------|
B|(1)-------------1--h3---|------------------------|-----------1-------h3---|-----------3---p1----|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
D|------2---------2-------|------2---------2-------|------2---------2-------|------2---------2----|
A|-3----------------------|-3----------------------|-3----------------------|-3-------------------|
E|-----------3------------|-----------3------------|-----------3------------|-----------3---------|
G + C + + G
E|------------------------|-0----3----3-------/5---|-3---p0-----------------|-0----0--------------|
B|-3--------------1--h3---|------------------------|-----------1-------h3---|-----------3----3----|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
D|------0---------0-------|------2---------2-------|------2---------2-------|------0---------0----|
A|-----------2------------|-3----------------------|-3----------------------|-----------2---------|
E|-3----------------------|-----------3------------|-----------3------------|-3-------------------|
[Chorus]
C F C
E|---------------------|-1---------1---------|-5----5---------5--\-|-3----3-\--0---------|
B|-1-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------1----|
G|---------------------|------2---------2----|------5---------5--\-|------0---------0----|
D|------2---------2----|-----------3---------|-----------3---------|-----------2---------|
A|-3-------------------|---------------------|-0-------------------|-3-------------------|
E|-----------3---------|-1-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Oh, Su- sannah, Oh don't you cry for
G + C + + G C
E|-----------------------|-0----3----3-------/5--|-3---p0----------------|-0----0-------------|-------------|
B|-3--------------1-h-3--|-----------------------|-----------1-------h3--|-----------3----3---|-1-----------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-------------|
D|------0---------0------|------2---------2------|------2---------2------|------0---------0---|----2-----2--|
A|-----------2-----------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|-----------2--------|-3-----------|
E|-3---------------------|-----------3-----------|-----------3-----------|-3------------------|-------3-----|
me. For I come from A- la- bama with my banjo on my knee.
[Lyrics]
I come from Alabama, With my banjo on my knee.
I'm going to Louisiana, My true love for to see.
It rained all night the day I left, The weather it was dry.
The sun so hot, I froze to death, Susannah, don't you cry.
I had a dream the other night, When everything was still
I dreamed I saw Susannah dear, A-coming down the hill.
The buckwheat cake was in her mouth, The tear was in her eye.
Says I, “I'm coming from the south, Susannah, don't you cry.”
| (1) Play only in 2nd pass
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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