Sweet Baby James Chords & Tabs
This is and easy and great sounding song. Here it is, nearly perfect so have fun.
sweet baby james
Tabbed by drunk in public
there is a young cowboy who lives on the range
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his horse and his cattle are his only companions
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he works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons
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waiting for summer, his pastures to change
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and as the moon rises he sits by his fire
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thinking about women and glasses of beer
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/james_taylor/sweet_baby_james_tab.html ]
and closing his eyes as the dogies retire
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he sings out a song which is soft but its clear
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as if maybe someone could hear__________
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Chorus:
So good night moon light ladies
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rockabye sweet baby james
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Deep greens and blues are the colors i choose
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wont you let me go down in my dreams
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and rockabye sweet baby james
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repeat through verse 2
