Sweet Baby James
Sweet Baby James

Sweet Baby James chords by James Taylor

1970•Folk
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

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Capo

  • F

  • Dm

  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • Am

  • D

Intro 1

Verse 1
There 
is 
a 
young 
cow
boy 

he 
lives 
on 
the 
range 

His 
horse 
and 
his 
cattle 

are 
his 
only 
com
panions 

He 
works 
in 
the 
saddle 

and 
he 
sleeps 
in 
the 
canyons 

Waiting 
for 
summer, 

his 
pastures 
to 
change 

And 
as 
the 
moon 
rises 
he 
sits 
by 
his 
fire 

Thinking 
about 
women 
and 
glasses 
of 
beer 

And 
closing 
his 
eyes 

as 
the 
dog
gies 
re
tire 

He 
sings 
out 
a 
song 

which 
is 
soft 
but 
it's 
clear 

As 
if 
maybe 
someone 

could 
hear 

Chorus 1
Goodnight 
you 
moonlight 
ladies 

Rockabye 
sweet 
baby 
James 

Deep 
greens 
and 
blues 

are 
the 
colors 
I 
choose 

Won't 
you 
let 
me 
go 
down 

in 
my 
dreams 

And 
rockabye 
sweet 
baby 
James 

Verse 2
Now 
the 
first 
of 
Decem
ber 

was 
covered 
with 
snow 

So 
was 
the 
turnpike 

from 
Stockbridge 
to 
Boston 

Now 
the 
Berkshires 
seemed 
dreamlike 

on 
ac
count 
of 
that 
frosting 

With 
ten 
miles 
be
hind 
me 

and 
ten 
thousand 
more 
to 
go 

There's 
a 
song 
that 
they 
sing 

when 
they 
take 
to 
the 
highway 

A 
song 
that 
they 
sing 

when 
they 
take 
to 
the 
sea 

A 
song 
that 
they 
sing 

of 
their 
home 
in 
the 
sky 

Maybe 
you 
can 
be
lieve 
it 

if 
it 
helps 
you 
to 
sleep 

But 
singing 
works 
just 
fine 

for 
me 

Chorus 2
So 
goodnight 
you 
moonlight 
ladies 

Rockabye 
sweet 
baby 
James 

Deep 
greens 
and 
blues 

are 
the 
colors 
I 
choose 

Won't 
you 
let 
me 
go 
down 

in 
my 
dreams 

And 
rockabye 
sweet 
baby 
James 

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