Sweet Baby James Chords by James Taylor
- Key: D
- BPM: 140
- Capo: no capo
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SWEET BABY JAMES CHORDS
[Start] [Verse] G Em7 Asus4 D A G Gbm ■ ■ ■ There is a young cowboy he lives on the range Bm G D Gbm His horse and his cattle are his only companions Bm G D Gbm He works in the saddle and sleeps in the canyons G A Em7 A Waiting for summer his pastures to change ■ [Chorus] G Asus4 D And as the moon rises he sits by his fire Bm7 G D Thinking about women and glasses of beer A G Asus4 D And closing his eyes as the doggies retire Bm G D He sings out a song which is soft but it's clear Bm E7 A Asus4 A As if maybe someone could hear ■ ■ [Verse] A7 D G Asus4 D ■ Goodnight you moonlight ladies ■ Bm G D Rockabye sweet baby James Bm G D Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose Bm7 E7 Asus4 A Won't you let me go down in my dreams ■ G A D And rockabye sweet baby James A G Gbm Now the first of December was covered with snow Bm G D Gbm So was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston Bm G D Gbm The Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frosting G D A Em Em7 A With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go [Chorus] G Asus4 D There's a song that they sing when they take to the highway Bm G D A A song that they sing when they take to the sea G A D A song that they sing of their home in the sky Bm G D Maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep Bm7 E7 Asus4 A But singing works just fine for me ■ D G A Asus4 D So goodnight you moonlight ladies ■ ■ Bm G D Rockabye sweet baby James Bm G D Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose Bm7 E7 Asus4 A Won't you let me go down in my dreams ■ G A D And rockabye sweet baby James [End]