sweet baty james
james taylor

G5: Full G, mute A string
A7sus4: 1'st and 2'nd string 3'rd fret, 2'nd fret A string
Em7: 1'st and 2'nd string 3'rd fret, 2'nd fret D string
Asus2: drop 3'rd finger
Dsus2: Dm, drop first finger
A7sus4: A7, slide 3'rd finger one up


G G# Em7 A7sus4F

      D              A      G5           F#m
There is a young cowboy, he lives on the range
    Bm            G5             D       F#m
his horse and his cattle are his only companions
   Bm           G5         D             F#m
He works in the saddle and sleeps in the canyons
G5          D           A           Em7
waiting for summer, his pastures to change
A Asus1

    G5                   A7sus           D
And as the moon rises he sits by the fire
Bm             G5         D         A
thinking about women and glasses of beer
    G5                      A7sus4       D
and closing his eyes as the doggies retire
    Bm         G5            D
he sings out a song which is soft but it's clear
   Bm7sus4      E7             A7sus4
as if maybe someone could hear

D             G5        A7sus4 D
Goodnight you moonlight ladies
Bm       G5             D
Rockabye sweet baby james
Bm                G5            D
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose
         Bm7       E9         A7sus4  A
wont you let me go down in my dreams
    G5       A              D Dsus2 D
and rockabye sweet baby james

now the first of december was covered with snow
so was the turnpike from sockbridge to boston
though the berkshires seemd dreamlike on account of that frosting
with ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go

There's a song that they sing when they take to the highway
a song that they sing when they take to the sea
a song that they sing of their home in the sky
maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep
the singing works just fine for me

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