Sweet Baby James

Sweet Baby James
By James Taylor




INTRO
[F] [G] [Gsus4] [G7]


VERSE 1
There [C] is a young [G] cowboy who [F] lives on the [Em] range. [Em] His [Am] horse and his [F] cattle are [C] his only com[Em]panions. [Em]


He [Am] works in the [F] saddle and he [C] sleeps in the [Em] canyons--[F] waiting for [C] Summer, his [G] pastures to [Dm] change. [Dm7] [G] [Gsus4]


And [F] as the moon [F] rises he [G] sits by his [C] fire, [Am] dreaming about [F] women and [C] glasses of [G] beer—and [F] closing his [F] eyes as the [G] doggies re[C]tire, he [Am] sings out a [F] song which is [C] soft but it’s [G] clear, as [Dm] if maybe [Dm7] someone could [G] hear. [Gsus4] [G7] [G7]


CHORUS
[C] Goodnight you [F] moonlight [G] la[C]dies, [Am] rock-a-bye [F] sweet baby [C] James. [C]


[Am] Deep greens and [F] blues are the [C] colors I [C] choose; won’t you [Dm] let me go [Dm7] down in my [G] dreams [Gsus4] ([G7] [G7])—and [F] rock-a-bye [G] sweet baby [C] James. [C]


[F] [G] [Gsus4] [G7] [G7]


VERSE 2
There’s a [F] song that they [F] sing when they [G] take to the [C] highway, a [Am] song that they [F] sing when they [C] take to the [G] sea, a [F] song that they [F] sing of their [G] home in the [C] sky, [Am] you can be[F]lieve it if it [C] helps you to [G] sleep, but [Dm] singing works [Dm7] just fine for [G] me. [Gsus4] [G7] [G7]


CHORUS