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Well, after three versions of this song, no one has quite got it spot-on yet. While 
Version 2 had the right idea, they failed (as everyone else did) to realize there is a 
varied chord progression midway through the verse, as you'll see here.
Chords used:
C  F  Am
Intro:
(mute the strings and strum the rhythm)
C  F
C  F
CWe walk up the paths of the banks of the mighty SFusquehanna
With our Cfeet made muddy by your tributaries
That tFrickle their way to the Chesapeake
It's like we Amfollow I-83 down to the harbor cities
CStrip malls and the tar-mac
AmPeople swirling and teaming
CIt seemed so exciting, but now it seems like such a blight
C  F
C  F
CI grew up near Kentucky's Mt. FZion Road
CAll that was there was some old cemeFtary
I wanted Amnothing more than to be able to walk to the sCtore
Now AmI don't live there but there's too many stores
Some Capartments and a Sunoco
And I wondeCr what did they do with the Fbodies?
And I wondeCr what did they do with the Fbodies?
COh!
FSusquehanna (x4)
C  F
C  F
And I Cmiss that place behind my house where I
FHiked and climbed and played
Where I'd Cditch this noisy century or just
FHid out from the decade
M-I Amhomes thought it could stand to be updCated
Forced it all intAmo a grid until it looks like the funny Cpages
CWith every trace of light that seems confFined within a frame
The Cfaces move from day to day but the Fstrips all look the same
And the Ampunchlines are resoundingly unfCunny
For those trapped Amin this architecture of easy monCey
And I Cfeel like this all come to no Fgood
This kids who Cpopulate these cul-de-sacs will Fnever know what stood
Beneath their Amcookie-cutter houses, fCields and streams and woods
They'll sit in Amcars and wait for mom to drive them
COut of this boring neighborhood
COh!
FSusquehanna (x4)
And I wondCer, what did they do with the boFdies? (x2)

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Oh Susquehanna

by Defiance, Ohio

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Well, after three versions of this song, no one has quite got it spot-on yet. While

Version 2 had the right idea, they failed (as everyone else did) to realize there is a

varied chord progression midway through the verse, as you'll see here.

Chords used:

C F Am

Intro:

(mute the strings and strum the rhythm)

C F

We walk up the paths of the banks of the mighty Susquehanna

With our feet made muddy by your tributaries

That trickle their way to the Chesapeake

It's like we follow I-83 down to the harbor cities

Strip malls and the tar-mac

People swirling and teaming

It seemed so exciting, but now it seems like such a blight

C F

I grew up near Kentucky's Mt. Zion Road

C F

All that was there was some old cemetary

Am C

I wanted nothing more than to be able to walk to the store

Now I don't live there but there's too many stores

Some apartments and a Sunoco

C F

And I wonder what did they do with the bodies?

C F

And I wonder what did they do with the bodies?

Oh!

Susquehanna (x4)

C F

And I miss that place behind my house where I

Hiked and climbed and played

Where I'd ditch this noisy century or just

Hid out from the decade

Am C

M-I homes thought it could stand to be updated

Am C

Forced it all into a grid until it looks like the funny pages

C F

With every trace of light that seems confined within a frame

C F

The faces move from day to day but the strips all look the same

Am C

And the punchlines are resoundingly unfunny

Am C

For those trapped in this architecture of easy money

C F

And I feel like this all come to no good

C F

This kids who populate these cul-de-sacs will never know what stood

Am C

Beneath their cookie-cutter houses, fields and streams and woods

They'll sit in cars and wait for mom to drive them

Out of this boring neighborhood

Oh!

Susquehanna (x4)

C F

And I wonder, what did they do with the bodies? (x2)

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