Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

Intro: / C - - / Am7 - - / D7 - - / - - - /

G D C Bm(x2)

There is a young cowboy he lives on the range

Em C G Bm(x2)
His horse and his cattle are his only companions

Em C G Bm
He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons

C G Am(x3) D(x2)
Waiting for Summer, his pastures to change

C(x2) D G
And as the moon rises he sits by his fire

Em C G D
Thinking about women and glasses of beer

C(x2) D G
And closing his eyes as the dogies retire

Em C G(x2)
He sings out a song which is soft but it's clear

A7sus4 A7 D7sus4(x2) D(x2)
As if maybe someone could hear

Chorus:

G C D G
Goodnight you moonlight ladies

Em C G(X2)
Rockabye sweet baby James

Em C G(x2)
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose

Am(x2) D(x2)
Won't you let me go down in my dreams

C D G(x2)
And rockabye sweet baby James

G D C Bm(x2)
Now the first of December was covered with snow

Em C G Bm(x2)
And so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston

Em C G Bm
The Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frosting

C G Am(x3) D(x2)
With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go

C(x2) D G
There's a song that they sing when they take to the highway

Em C G D
A song that they sing when they take to the sea

C(x2) D G
A song that they sing of their home in the sky

Em C G(x2)
Maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep

A7sus4 A7 D7sus4(x2) D(x2)
But singing works just fine for me

Chorus

This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.