John Mellencamp - Sweet Suzanne

song : sweet suzanne
artist : john mellencamp/Buzzin’ cousins
tab by : don czarski
email : guitarzan7@hotmail . com

sweet suzanne
john mellencamp/john prine/Dwight yoakam
buzzin’ cousins

intro : D A – 4x’s

– or – can be played like this as well 4x’s :

riff :
D A
E – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – 2 – – 2 – 2/4 – 2 – 0 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – 2 – – 2 – 2/4 – 2 – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse :
D F#m
now , right now
G D
look at the place i’m in
D
when i think about
F#m
things that i could have done
G A
it’s impossible for me to pretend

chorus :
G A
but i see it now as the lights grow dim
Bm G
and the world starts to close its eyes
G A
i just wanted to say goodnight
D A D A
sweet suzanne

verse :
D F#m
i hear the music playin’
G D
but i no longer understand
D F#m
around the corner , down the street
G A
it’s got to be better than where i Am

chorus :
G A
i see it all now , as the light grows dim
Bm G
and the world starts to close its eyes
G A
i just wanted to say goodnight
D
sweet suzanne

G A
i just wanted to say goodnight
Bm G
just wanted to see if everything was alright
G A
just wanted to say goodnight
D A D A
sweet suzanne

instrumental : D A – 4x’s
note :
solo can also be played with slight
change to opening riff

verse :
D F#m G D
time goes by , oh , so quietly
D F#m
hazy days and memories
G A
and in the end there was only me
G A
wouldn’t have been , i ask sometimes
Bm G
but i see myself inside this rhyme
G A
enjoyed what i had back then
G A
would i do it again?

chorus :
Bm G
well , i see it now as the lights grow dim
D A
i just wanted to say goodnight again
D A
suzaaanne

chorus/outro :
G A
i just wanted to say goodnight
Bm G
i just wanted to see if everything’s alright
G A
i just wanted to say goodnight
D
sweet suzanne , yeah
G A
i just wanted to say goodnight
Bm G
i just wanted to see if everything’s alright
A
i just wanted to say goodnight
D A D A D A D A D
sweet suzanne