Susie was a pear[G]l of a woman[C][G]
[Em]Jack was a g[C]olden [G]man,
[D]She told him she'd love him [C]forever
[D]And he gave her a we[C]dding [Em]band
[G]Parents said t[C]hey were just [G]children,
[Em]Love comes as [C]fast as it l[G]eaves
[D]They think the day they've built the [C]foundation
[D]'Till life knocks it [C]down with a [Em]breeze!
[G]Living comes n[C]atural to [G]many
[Em]Love comes na[C]tural to [G]few
[D]You take the [B7]high road to [C]freedom
[G]I'll take the l[D]ong road to [Em]you
[G]Jack bought h[C]imself a new [G]tractor,
The[Em] bank bought h[C]im the [G]land
[D]Said the work may be hard but it's [C]honest,
[D]I'll pay them by [C]May if I [Em]can
[G]Sometimes they [C]talk about chil[G]dren
[Em]Names, and thi[C]ngs that it'll [G]do
[D]If it's a girl we'll call her J[C]ohanna,
[D]She'll grow up to be j[C]ust like y[Em]ou
[G]Living comes n[C]atural to [G]many
[Em]Love comes na[C]tural to [G]few
[D]You take the [B7]high road to [C]freedom
[G]I'll take the l[D]ong road to [Em]you
[G]Jack was out plo[C]ughing the south [G]field
[Em]Trying to b[C]eat the next r[G]ain
[D]Susie, she watched through wi[C]ndow
[D]As the down pour [C]finally [Em]came
[G]He was riding the [C]side of the t[G]errace
[Em]When the mud gave [C]way to w[G]heel
[C]Tractor tipped over on J[D]ack
[C]The cold was [D]all he could [Em]feel
[G]Susie ran o[C]ut to the ra[G]in storm
[Em]Threw her arms a[C]round her true [G]love
[D]The tears were lost in the wa[C]ter,
[D]Next to a [C]puddle of [Em]blood
[G]He told his [C]wife not to [G]worry
[Em]Said the soft ground has [C]broken my [G]fall
[D]He told he'd loved her f[C]orever
[D]Then he didn't say [C]nothing at a[Em]ll.
[G]Susie grew [C]old and grey [G]headed
[Em]She never did[C] marry [G]again
[D]Jack took the high road to [B7]freed[C]om,
[G]She took the [D]long road to [Em]him
[G]Living comes n[C]atural to [G]many
[Em]Love comes na[C]tural to [G]few
[D]You take the [B7]high road to [C]freedom
[G]I'll take the l[D]ong road to [Em]you
[Em]Jack was a g[C]olden [G]man,
[D]She told him she'd love him [C]forever
[D]And he gave her a we[C]dding [Em]band
[G]Parents said t[C]hey were just [G]children,
[Em]Love comes as [C]fast as it l[G]eaves
[D]They think the day they've built the [C]foundation
[D]'Till life knocks it [C]down with a [Em]breeze!
[G]Living comes n[C]atural to [G]many
[Em]Love comes na[C]tural to [G]few
[D]You take the [B7]high road to [C]freedom
[G]I'll take the l[D]ong road to [Em]you
[G]Jack bought h[C]imself a new [G]tractor,
The[Em] bank bought h[C]im the [G]land
[D]Said the work may be hard but it's [C]honest,
[D]I'll pay them by [C]May if I [Em]can
[G]Sometimes they [C]talk about chil[G]dren
[Em]Names, and thi[C]ngs that it'll [G]do
[D]If it's a girl we'll call her J[C]ohanna,
[D]She'll grow up to be j[C]ust like y[Em]ou
[G]Living comes n[C]atural to [G]many
[Em]Love comes na[C]tural to [G]few
[D]You take the [B7]high road to [C]freedom
[G]I'll take the l[D]ong road to [Em]you
[G]Jack was out plo[C]ughing the south [G]field
[Em]Trying to b[C]eat the next r[G]ain
[D]Susie, she watched through wi[C]ndow
[D]As the down pour [C]finally [Em]came
[G]He was riding the [C]side of the t[G]errace
[Em]When the mud gave [C]way to w[G]heel
[C]Tractor tipped over on J[D]ack
[C]The cold was [D]all he could [Em]feel
[G]Susie ran o[C]ut to the ra[G]in storm
[Em]Threw her arms a[C]round her true [G]love
[D]The tears were lost in the wa[C]ter,
[D]Next to a [C]puddle of [Em]blood
[G]He told his [C]wife not to [G]worry
[Em]Said the soft ground has [C]broken my [G]fall
[D]He told he'd loved her f[C]orever
[D]Then he didn't say [C]nothing at a[Em]ll.
[G]Susie grew [C]old and grey [G]headed
[Em]She never did[C] marry [G]again
[D]Jack took the high road to [B7]freed[C]om,
[G]She took the [D]long road to [Em]him
[G]Living comes n[C]atural to [G]many
[Em]Love comes na[C]tural to [G]few
[D]You take the [B7]high road to [C]freedom
[G]I'll take the l[D]ong road to [Em]you
