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Passenger – Suzanne Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C Em F G6 Gsus4 G G6
C Em F G6 Gsus4 G G6

[Verse 1]
C                     Em
 Who are you when the lights come up
         F               
When the music fades and 
          Gsus4     G6
the crowd goes down
C                        
 Where did you land when 
     Em
 the spinning stopped
        F                   Gsus4  G6
Are you far away in another town
Am                      
 You were young and the 
      Em
 lights were bright
F                 C             C/B
 You went dancing in to the night
Am                        
 You always said it would 
      Em
 turn out alright
  F              G                  C
Suzanne will you tell me if you can

[Chorus 1]
    G         Dm         
Suzanne is it everything 
     F     G
you wanted
C          G          Dm         
Suzanne Suzanne is it everything 
                     F      G
you dreamed it would be
C                             Em
You reached for the stars and touched 
the sky
F                          C     
You fell back down and you don’t 
     C/B
know why
Am          G           
Suzanne you still shine 
               F F/E F/D C
bright to me

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[Interlude]
Em F G6 Gsus4 G G6
C Em F Gsus4 G6

[Verse 2]
            C                
You are the first one on and 
         Em
the last one off
F                       C    
Who do you see when the mask 
      C/B
comes off
Am                           
With your red wine teeth and 
     Em
your smokers cough
F                
Suzanne I’m sure 
       C         C/B
you’ve had enough
Am                      
But you never cared for 
       Em
what I had to say
F                   C   
Now you go sleeping all 
            C/B
through the day
Am                      Em
Please don’t dream your life away
F                    C  
Suzanne can you help me 
         G     C
to understand

[Chorus 2]
    G         Dm         
Suzanne is it everything 
     F     G
you wanted
  C        G          Dm         
Suzanne Suzanne is it everything 
                     F      G
you dreamed it would be
C                         Em
For time takes everything she likes
F                          C      
And youth will leave like a thief 
    C/B
in the night
Am          G           
Suzanne you still shine 
               F F/E F/D C
bright to me

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[Interlude]
Em F C C/B
Am Em F G6 Gsus4 G G6

[Bridge]
Am                      Em
 Now you’re old and the lights 
 are dim
F                       C       
The band won’t play and the man 
      C/B
won’t sing
         Am                     
All the songs that he sang when 
    Em
you danced with him
F                  G               C
Suzanne can I take you by the hand

[Chorus 3]
    G         Dm         
Suzanne is it everything 
       F     G
you wanted
  C        G          Dm         
Suzanne Suzanne is it everything 
                     F      G
you dreamed it would be
C                         Em
You never knew the rules to the game
F               C          C/B
Drawn in like a moth to the flame
   Am           Em
Suzanne it is a crying shame
F            G                   C
That they’ll never know your name

How to play Suzanne: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Suzanne by Passenger on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Suzanne by Passenger is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 11 chords: C, Em, F, G6, Gsus4, G, Am, C/B, Dm, F/E and F/D.

Most of the song cycles through Em – F – C – C/B (iii – IV – I – I in C major). In solfa, that is mi – fah – doh – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: on guitar, F, G6, F/E and F/D need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.