Sweet Baby James Chords by James Taylor
Tempo:
60.375 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Cm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Eb] Hi.
[Bb] [Abm] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Fm]
[Bb]
[Eb] There is a [Bb] young [Abm] cowboy, he lives [Gm] on the range.
[Cm] His horse [Abm] and his cattle, they're [Eb] his only [Gm] companions.
[Cm] He works [Ab] in the [Eb] saddle and he sleeps [Gm] in the [Ab] canyons.
Just [Eb] waiting for summer, [Bb] his [Fm] pastures to [Bb] change.
[Ab] And as the moon rises, he sits by [Eb] his fire.
[Cm] Just [Ab] thinking about women [Eb] and [Bb] glasses of beer.
[Ab] And closing his eyes [Fm] as the [Eb] doggies retire.
[Cm] He [Ab] sings out a song [Eb] which is soft but it's clear.
[Cm] Just as [F] if maybe someone [Eb] could [Bb] hear.
[Eb] He says [Ab] goodnight all you moonlight [Eb] ladies.
[Cm] Rock [Ab]-a-bye sweet [Eb] baby [Eb] James.
[Cm] Deep [Ab] greens and blues [Eb] for the colors I choose.
[Cm] Won't you let [F] me go down in [Bb] my dreams.
[Fm] Yes I'll rock [Bb]-a-bye sweet [Eb] baby James.
Now the first of [Bb] December [Ab] was [Gm] covered with snow.
Yes [Cm] and so [Ab] was the [Eb] turnpike from [Gm] Stockbridge to Boston.
[Cm] Now the [Ab] Berkshires they seem dreamlike [Eb] on count [Gm] of that frosting.
[Ab] With ten [Eb] miles behind [Bb] me and ten thousand [Fm] more to go.
[Eb] You know.
[Ab] [Bb] [Ab] There's a song that they sing when they take [Eb] to the [Cm] highway.
A song [Ab] that they [Eb] sing when they take [Bb] to the [Ab] sea.
A song that they sing of their [Eb] hope in the sky.
[Cm] Maybe you [Ab] can believe it [Eb] if it helps you to sleep.
[Cm] But singing [F] seemed to work fine [Ab] for me.
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] So [Ab] goodnight all you moonlight [Eb]
ladies.
[Cm] Rock [Ab]-a-bye sweet [Bb] baby [Eb] James.
[Cm] Deep [Ab] greens and blues [Eb] for the colors I choose.
[Cm] Won't you let [F] me go down in [Eb] my [F] dreams.
[Bb] Oh.
[Fm] Rock-a [Bb]-bye sweet baby [Eb] James.
[B] [N]
[Bm]
[Bb] [Abm] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Fm]
[Bb]
[Eb] There is a [Bb] young [Abm] cowboy, he lives [Gm] on the range.
[Cm] His horse [Abm] and his cattle, they're [Eb] his only [Gm] companions.
[Cm] He works [Ab] in the [Eb] saddle and he sleeps [Gm] in the [Ab] canyons.
Just [Eb] waiting for summer, [Bb] his [Fm] pastures to [Bb] change.
[Ab] And as the moon rises, he sits by [Eb] his fire.
[Cm] Just [Ab] thinking about women [Eb] and [Bb] glasses of beer.
[Ab] And closing his eyes [Fm] as the [Eb] doggies retire.
[Cm] He [Ab] sings out a song [Eb] which is soft but it's clear.
[Cm] Just as [F] if maybe someone [Eb] could [Bb] hear.
[Eb] He says [Ab] goodnight all you moonlight [Eb] ladies.
[Cm] Rock [Ab]-a-bye sweet [Eb] baby [Eb] James.
[Cm] Deep [Ab] greens and blues [Eb] for the colors I choose.
[Cm] Won't you let [F] me go down in [Bb] my dreams.
[Fm] Yes I'll rock [Bb]-a-bye sweet [Eb] baby James.
Now the first of [Bb] December [Ab] was [Gm] covered with snow.
Yes [Cm] and so [Ab] was the [Eb] turnpike from [Gm] Stockbridge to Boston.
[Cm] Now the [Ab] Berkshires they seem dreamlike [Eb] on count [Gm] of that frosting.
[Ab] With ten [Eb] miles behind [Bb] me and ten thousand [Fm] more to go.
[Eb] You know.
[Ab] [Bb] [Ab] There's a song that they sing when they take [Eb] to the [Cm] highway.
A song [Ab] that they [Eb] sing when they take [Bb] to the [Ab] sea.
A song that they sing of their [Eb] hope in the sky.
[Cm] Maybe you [Ab] can believe it [Eb] if it helps you to sleep.
[Cm] But singing [F] seemed to work fine [Ab] for me.
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] So [Ab] goodnight all you moonlight [Eb]
ladies.
[Cm] Rock [Ab]-a-bye sweet [Bb] baby [Eb] James.
[Cm] Deep [Ab] greens and blues [Eb] for the colors I choose.
[Cm] Won't you let [F] me go down in [Eb] my [F] dreams.
[Bb] Oh.
[Fm] Rock-a [Bb]-bye sweet baby [Eb] James.
[B] [N]
[Bm]
Key:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Cm
Fm
Eb
Ab
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] [Eb] Hi.
[Bb] _ [Abm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] There is a [Bb] young [Abm] cowboy, he lives [Gm] on the range.
[Cm] His horse [Abm] and his cattle, they're [Eb] his only [Gm] companions.
_ [Cm] He works [Ab] in the [Eb] saddle and he sleeps [Gm] in the [Ab] canyons.
Just [Eb] waiting for summer, [Bb] his [Fm] pastures to _ [Bb] change.
_ [Ab] And as the moon rises, he sits by [Eb] his fire.
[Cm] Just [Ab] thinking about women [Eb] and [Bb] glasses of beer.
[Ab] And closing his eyes [Fm] as the [Eb] doggies retire.
[Cm] He [Ab] sings out a song [Eb] which is soft but it's clear.
[Cm] Just as [F] if maybe someone [Eb] could [Bb] hear. _ _
_ [Eb] He says [Ab] goodnight all you moonlight [Eb] ladies.
[Cm] Rock [Ab]-a-bye sweet [Eb] baby [Eb] James.
[Cm] Deep [Ab] greens and blues [Eb] for the colors I choose.
[Cm] Won't you let [F] me go down in [Bb] my dreams.
[Fm] Yes I'll rock [Bb]-a-bye sweet [Eb] baby James.
Now the first of [Bb] December [Ab] was [Gm] covered with snow.
Yes [Cm] and so [Ab] was the [Eb] turnpike from [Gm] Stockbridge to Boston.
_ [Cm] Now the [Ab] Berkshires they seem dreamlike [Eb] on count [Gm] of that frosting.
[Ab] With ten [Eb] miles behind [Bb] me and ten thousand [Fm] more to go.
[Eb] You know.
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] There's a song that they sing when they take [Eb] to the [Cm] highway.
A song [Ab] that they [Eb] sing when they take [Bb] to the [Ab] sea.
A song that they sing of their [Eb] hope in the sky.
[Cm] Maybe you [Ab] can believe it [Eb] if it helps you to sleep.
[Cm] But singing [F] seemed to work fine [Ab] for me.
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] So [Ab] goodnight all you moonlight [Eb]
ladies.
[Cm] Rock [Ab]-a-bye sweet [Bb] baby [Eb] James.
[Cm] Deep [Ab] greens and blues [Eb] for the colors I choose.
[Cm] Won't you let [F] me go down in [Eb] my [F] dreams.
[Bb] Oh.
_ [Fm] Rock-a [Bb]-bye sweet baby [Eb] James. _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] [Eb] Hi.
[Bb] _ [Abm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] There is a [Bb] young [Abm] cowboy, he lives [Gm] on the range.
[Cm] His horse [Abm] and his cattle, they're [Eb] his only [Gm] companions.
_ [Cm] He works [Ab] in the [Eb] saddle and he sleeps [Gm] in the [Ab] canyons.
Just [Eb] waiting for summer, [Bb] his [Fm] pastures to _ [Bb] change.
_ [Ab] And as the moon rises, he sits by [Eb] his fire.
[Cm] Just [Ab] thinking about women [Eb] and [Bb] glasses of beer.
[Ab] And closing his eyes [Fm] as the [Eb] doggies retire.
[Cm] He [Ab] sings out a song [Eb] which is soft but it's clear.
[Cm] Just as [F] if maybe someone [Eb] could [Bb] hear. _ _
_ [Eb] He says [Ab] goodnight all you moonlight [Eb] ladies.
[Cm] Rock [Ab]-a-bye sweet [Eb] baby [Eb] James.
[Cm] Deep [Ab] greens and blues [Eb] for the colors I choose.
[Cm] Won't you let [F] me go down in [Bb] my dreams.
[Fm] Yes I'll rock [Bb]-a-bye sweet [Eb] baby James.
Now the first of [Bb] December [Ab] was [Gm] covered with snow.
Yes [Cm] and so [Ab] was the [Eb] turnpike from [Gm] Stockbridge to Boston.
_ [Cm] Now the [Ab] Berkshires they seem dreamlike [Eb] on count [Gm] of that frosting.
[Ab] With ten [Eb] miles behind [Bb] me and ten thousand [Fm] more to go.
[Eb] You know.
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] There's a song that they sing when they take [Eb] to the [Cm] highway.
A song [Ab] that they [Eb] sing when they take [Bb] to the [Ab] sea.
A song that they sing of their [Eb] hope in the sky.
[Cm] Maybe you [Ab] can believe it [Eb] if it helps you to sleep.
[Cm] But singing [F] seemed to work fine [Ab] for me.
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] So [Ab] goodnight all you moonlight [Eb]
ladies.
[Cm] Rock [Ab]-a-bye sweet [Bb] baby [Eb] James.
[Cm] Deep [Ab] greens and blues [Eb] for the colors I choose.
[Cm] Won't you let [F] me go down in [Eb] my [F] dreams.
[Bb] Oh.
_ [Fm] Rock-a [Bb]-bye sweet baby [Eb] James. _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
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