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
