Sweet Baby James - James Taylor, ukulele chords


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Published: 2021-11-03 14:36


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Strumming:
Waltz

G Em A D F#m Bm E7


Intro: G Em A

      D             A       G            F#m
There is a young cowboy, he lives on the range
    Bm            G              D     F#m
His horse and his cattle are his only companions
    Bm          G             D             F#m
He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons
G           D           A           Em     A
Waiting for summer, his pastures to change
 
    G                    A           D
And as the moon rises he sits by his fire
Bm             G         D          A
Thinkinʼ about women and glasses of beer
G                       A        D
Closing his eyes as the dogies retire
   Bm          G             D             A
He sings out a song which is soft but itʼs clear
 
   Bm       E7            A
As if maybe someone could hear

Chorus:
    D             G         A  D
    Goodnight you moonlight ladies
    Bm         G          D
    Rock-a-bye sweet baby James
    Bm              G             D
    Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose
              Bm        E7         A
    Wonʼt you let me go down in my dreams
        G          A          D
    And rock-a-bye sweet baby James

        D          A          G            F#m
Now the first of December was covered with snow
    Bm         G             D              F#m
And so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston
          Bm                G
Lord, the Berkshires seemed dreamlike
   D               F#m
on account of that frosting
     G           D           A            Em         A
With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go
 
          G
Thereʼs a song that they sing when they
A           D
take to the highway
  Bm             G              D           A
A song that they sing when they take to the sea
  G                            A           D
A song that they sing of their home in the sky
      Bm        G              D            A
Maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep
 
    Bm                 E7       A
But singing works just fine for me

Chorus:
    D             G         A  D
    Goodnight you moonlight ladies
    Bm         G          D
    Rock-a-bye sweet baby James
    Bm              G             D
    Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose
              Bm        E7         A
    Wonʼt you let me go down in my dreams
        G          A          D
    And rock-a-bye sweet baby James




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