Sweet Baby James Words & Music by: James Taylor by: Chris Sargent csarge@vvm.com Easy Chords again kinda tricky in spots, but simple have fun! Moderate Country Waltz
Intro: G(no 3rd) Em7 A7sus4 D A G F#m 1.]There is a young cowboy; he lives on the range.__ His Bm G D F#m Horse and his cattle are his only companions. Bm G D F#m He works in the saddle and sleeps in the canyons, G D A Em7 A waiting for summer, his pastures to change. G A7s4 D And as the moon rises, he sits by his fire Bm G D A thinking about women and glasses of beer. G A7s4 D And closing his eyes while the doggies retire. Bm G D He sings out a song which is soft but its clear, E7s4 E7 A7s4 A as if maybe someone could hear. Chorus: D G A D Goodnight all you moonlight ladies Bm G D Rock-a-bye sweet baby James Bm G D Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose E7s4 E7 A7s4 A Wont you let me go down in my dreams G A D and rock-a-bye sweet baby James. D A G F#m 2.] Now the first of December was covered in snow Bm G D F#m so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston Bm G D F#m though the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of the frosting G D A Em7 A with ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go.___You know G A7s4 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 A7s4 D a song that they sing of their home in the sky Bm G D Maybe you can believe if it helps you to sleep E7s4 E7 A7s4 A The singing works just fine for me. (Repeat Chorus) Chords: G(no 3rd)- 3x0033 Em7- 020033 A7s4- 002033 D- 000323 A- 002220 G- 3x0003 F#m- 244222 Bm- 024432 E7s4- 020200 E7- 020100 For Questions/Comments E-mail me at: csarge@vvm.com