Verso 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 true love for to see.
C Am
Well, it rained all night the day I left
Dm G
The weather it was dry
C Am
The sun so hot I froze myself
Dm G C
Susanna don't you cry.
F G C Dm
Oh! Susanna, oh don't you cry for me
C Am
Well, I come from Alabama
Dm G C
with my banjo on my knee.
Verso 2:
C
I had a dream the other night
G
When everything was still.
C
I dreamed I saw Susanna
G C
She was coming down the hill.
C
A red, red rose was in her mouth
G
A tear was in her eye.
C
Said I come from Alabama
G C
Now, Susanna don't you cry.
F C G
Oh! Susanna, don't you cry for me
C
Well, I come from Alabama
G C
with my banjo on my knee.
Outro
C
Well, I come from Alabama
G C
with my banjo on my knee.
C
The land of Louisiana
G C
is where I want to be.