G         Gmaj7 G7   C      G           D
Well, I came from Ala- bama with a banjo on my knee
    G        Gmaj7   G7   C  G         D      G
I'm goin' to Louisi- ana, my true love for to see

       G          Gmaj7     G7    C         G              D
It had rained all night the day I left, the weather it was dry
    G      Gmaj7 G7       C          G     D         G
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

[Chorus]
                        Em            D
But where do I got from here when I'm lost out on the road
        D#dim     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+) ---

  G     Gmaj7     G7    C          G              D
I had a dream the other night when everything was still
  G         Gmaj7   G7    C G      D        G
I thought I saw Su- sanna comin' down the hill

  G         Gmaj7    G7     C        G               D
A buckwheat cake was in her mouth, a tear was in her eye
     G   Gmaj7  G7       C      G       D         G
Says I'm comin' from the south, Susanna don't you cry

[Chorus]
                        Em            D
But where do I got from here when I'm lost out on the road
        D#dim     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+) ---

G          Gmaj7 G7  C        G              D
Soon we'll be in New Orleans, then I'll look around
    G      Gmaj7    G7     C    G         D      G
And when I find Su- sanna, I'll fall down on the ground

    G    Gmaj7  G7   C         G              D
And if I do not find her, then I shall surely die
    G        Gmaj7    G7      C   G     D         G
And when I'm dead and buried, Su- sanna don't you cry -----