Oh, Susanna! (v2) (G Major)
Artist:
Stephen Foster
Genre:
Folk
Roman Numerals:
I, IV, V
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by:
ICDb
G
(G,B,D)
G
B
D
G
B
G
C
(C,E,G)
-
C
E
G
C
E
D
(D,F♯,A)
-
-
D
A
D
F♯
Verse 1
Oh, I
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
come from Alabama with a banjo on my
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
knee,
I'm
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
going to Louisiana, my true love
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
for to
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
see
It
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
rained all night the day I left, the weather it was
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
dry
The
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
sun so hot I froze to death; Susanna,
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
don't you
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
cry.
Chorus
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Oh, Susanna,
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
don't you cry for
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
me
For I
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
come from Alabama, with my banjo
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
on my
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
knee.
Verse 2
I
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
had a dream the other night when everything was
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
still,
I
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
thought I saw Susanna coming
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
up the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
hill,
The
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
buckwheat cake was in her mouth, the tear was in her
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
eye,
I
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
said I'm coming from Dixieland, Susanna
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
don't you
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
cry.
Chorus x1
Verse 3
I
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
soon will be in New Orleans, and then I'll look a
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
round
And
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
when I find my gal Susanne, I'll fall
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
upon the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
ground.
But
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
if I do not find her, this darkey'll surely
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
die,
and
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
when I'm dead and buried, Susanna
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
don't you
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
cry.
Chorus x1
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