Sweet Baby James Chords
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Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | no capo |
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[INTRO]
G G/F# Em A7sus4 A7
[VERSE]
D A G F#m
There is a young cowboy he lives on the range
Bm G D F#m
His horse and his cattle are his only companion
Bm G D F#m
He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyon
G D A Em7 A7
Waiting for summer, his pastures to change
G A7sus4 D
And as the moon rises he sits by his fire
Bm G D A
Thinkin' about women and glasses of beer
G A7sus4 D
Closing his eyes as the dogies retire
Bm G D
He sings out a song, which is soft but it's clear
E7sus4 E7 A7sus4 A7
As if maybe someone could hear
[CHORUS]
D G A7sus4 D
Goodnight you moonlight la-----dies
Bm G D Dsus2 D
Rock-a-bye sweet baby James
Bm G D
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose
E7sus4 E7 A7sus4 A7
Won't you let me go down in my dreams?
G A7sus4 D Dsus2 D
And rock-a-bye sweet baby James
[VERSE]
D A G F#m
Now the first of December was covered with snow
Bm G D F#m
And so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston
Bm G D F#m
Lord the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frosting
G D A Em7 A7
With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go
G A7sus4 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 A7sus4 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
E7sus4 E7 A7sus4 A7
But singing works just fine for me
[CHORUS]
D G A7sus4 D
So, goodnight you moonlight la-----dies
Bm G D Dsus2 D
Rock-a-bye sweet baby James
Bm G D
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose
E7sus4 E7 A7sus4 A7
Won't you let me go down in my dreams?
G A7sus4 D Dsus2 D
And rock-a-bye sweet baby James
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Sweet Baby James – James Taylor
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14 comments

This is by far the best Tab on UG for this song. Your use of E7sus4 is spot on. Thanks to you I learned a new chord.
Peace & Love, Jackie
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Much better than other charts on this site. Nice job!
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Great! This works for me; a long-time James fan.
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