Chords for James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (from Squibnocket)

Tempo:
129.05 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Bb

Fm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (from Squibnocket) chords
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[N] [Eb]
[Ab] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] There is a young [Bb] cowboy [Ab] who lives on the [Gm] range
[C] His horse [Ab] and his cattle, [Eb] they're his only [Gm] companions
[C] He works in [Ab] the saddle [Eb] and he sleeps in the canyons [Ab] just waiting for [Eb] summer
[Bb] his pastures to [Fm] change
[Bb]
[Ab] As the moon rises
He [Fm] sits [Eb] by his fire [Cm] just thinking [Ab] about women [Eb] in glasses and [Bb] beer
[Ab] Closing his eyes as the [Eb] doggies retire
[C] He sings out [Ab] a song [Eb] which is soft, but it's clear
[F] Just as if maybe someone [Bb] could hear
He [Eb] says good night all [Ab] you moonlight [Fm] ladies
[Eb]
[Cm] Rock-a-bye [Ab] sweet baby [Eb] James
[Cm] Deep [Ab] greens and blues for the [Eb] colors I choose
Won't you [Cm] let me [F] go down in [Eb] my dreams?
[C] Yeah
[Fm] Rock-a-bye my sweet [Eb] baby James
Now the first of [Bb] December
[Ab] Is covered [Gm] with snow
Yes, and [Cm] so [Ab] was the turnpike [Eb] from [Gm] Stockbridge to Boston
[Cm] Now the Berkshires they [Ab] seem dream alike [Eb] on account of [Gm] that frosting
[Ab] With ten miles [Eb] behind me
[Bb] Ten thousand [Fm] more to go
[Bb]
[Ab] There's a song that they sing when [Fm] they take to the [Eb] highway
[Cm] Song that [Ab] they sing when [Eb] they take to [Bb] the sea
[Ab] Song they sing of their [Fm] home in [Eb] the sky
[Cm] Maybe you can [Ab] believe it [Eb] if it helps you to sleep
[F] The singing seemed to work fine [Bb] for me
[Eb] So good night [Ab] all you moonlight [Fm]
[Eb] ladies
[Cm] Rock-a-bye [Ab]
sweet [Eb] baby James
[Cm] Deep greens [Ab] and blues [Eb] for the colors I choose
[F] Won't you let me go down [Bb] in my dreams?
[F] Oh
[Fm] Rock-a-bye my [Bb] sweet baby James
Key:  
Eb
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Ab
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Bb
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Fm
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Cm
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Eb
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Ab
134211114
Bb
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Learn the basic chords of James Taylor - (from Squibnocket) Sweet Baby James chords, with this master sequence: Cm, Ab, Eb, Cm, Fm, Eb, Bb and Ab. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 64 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 129. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Eb Major.

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[N] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] There is a young [Bb] cowboy [Ab] who lives on the [Gm] range _ _ _
[C] His horse [Ab] and his cattle, [Eb] they're his only [Gm] companions
_ _ _ [C] He works in [Ab] the saddle [Eb] and he sleeps in the canyons [Ab] just waiting for [Eb] summer
[Bb] his pastures to [Fm] change _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] As the moon rises
He [Fm] sits [Eb] by his fire [Cm] just thinking [Ab] about women [Eb] in glasses and [Bb] beer
_ _ [Ab] _ Closing his eyes as the [Eb] doggies retire
[C] He sings out [Ab] a song [Eb] which is soft, but it's clear
_ [F] Just as if maybe someone [Bb] could hear _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He [Eb] says good night all [Ab] you _ moonlight [Fm] ladies
[Eb] _
_ [Cm] Rock-a-bye [Ab] sweet baby [Eb] James _ _ _ _
[Cm] Deep [Ab] greens and blues for the [Eb] colors I choose
Won't you [Cm] let me [F] go down in [Eb] my dreams?
_ _ [C] Yeah
_ [Fm] Rock-a-bye my sweet [Eb] baby James
_ _ _ _ Now the first of [Bb] December
[Ab] Is covered [Gm] with snow
_ _ _ Yes, and [Cm] so [Ab] was the turnpike [Eb] from _ [Gm] Stockbridge to Boston
_ _ _ [Cm] Now the Berkshires they [Ab] seem dream alike [Eb] on account of [Gm] that frosting
[Ab] With ten miles [Eb] behind me
[Bb] Ten thousand [Fm] more to go _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] There's a song that they sing when [Fm] they take to the [Eb] highway
[Cm] Song that [Ab] they sing when [Eb] they take to [Bb] the sea
_ _ [Ab] Song they sing of their [Fm] home in [Eb] the sky
_ [Cm] Maybe you can [Ab] believe it [Eb] if it helps you to sleep
_ [F] The singing seemed to work fine [Bb] for me _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] So good night [Ab] all you _ moonlight [Fm] _ _
[Eb] ladies
_ _ [Cm] Rock-a-bye [Ab]
sweet [Eb] baby James _ _ _
[Cm] Deep greens [Ab] and blues [Eb] for the colors I choose
[F] Won't you let me go down [Bb] in my dreams? _ _
[F] Oh
[Fm] Rock-a-bye my [Bb] sweet baby James _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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