Sweet Baby James Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[F][Dm][G][G]

[Verse 1]
There [C]is a young cow[G]boy
he [F]lives on the [Em]range
His [Am]horse and his [F]cattle
are his [C]only com[Em]panions
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[G]
And [F]as the moon rises he [G]sits by his [C]fire
[Am]Thinking about [F]women and [C]glasses of [G]beer
And [F]closing his eyes
as the dog[G]gies re[C]tire
He [Am]sings out a [F]song
which is [C]soft but it's clear
As [Am]if maybe so[D]meone
could [G]hear

[Chorus 1]
[C]Goodnight you [F]moonlight [G]ladies[C]
[Am]Rockabye [F]sweet baby [C]James
[Am]Deep greens and [F]blues
are the [C]colors I choose
Won't you [Am]let me go [D]down
in my [G]dreams
And [F]rockabye [G]sweet baby [C]James

[Verse 2]
Now the [C]first of Decem[G]ber
was [F]covered with [Em]snow
[Am]So was the t[F]urnpike
from [C]Stockbridge to [Em]Boston
Now the [Am]Berkshires seemed [F]dreamlike
on ac[C]count of that [Em]frosting
With [F]ten miles be[C]hind me
and [G]ten thousand [Dm]more to [G]go
There's a [F]song that they 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 sing
of their [G]home in the [C]sky
Maybe [Am]you can be[F]lieve it
if it [C]helps you to sleep
But [Am]singing works [D]just fine
for [G]me

[Chorus 2]
So [C]goodnight you [F]moonlight [G]ladies[C]
[Am]Rockabye [F]sweet baby [C]James
[Am]Deep greens and [F]blues
are the [C]colors I choose
Won't you [Am]let me go [D]down
in my [G]dreams
And [F]rockabye [G]sweet baby [C]James