{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1498173,"song":"Sweet Baby James","artist":"James Taylor","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1498173-sweet-baby-james-chords-by-james-taylor/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1498173?type=chord","rating":4.90157,"votes":2562,"content":"Sweet Baby James - James Taylor\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThere is a young cowboy he lives on the range.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nHis horse and his cattle are his only companions.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nHe works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyon.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Em7[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWaiting for summer, his pastures to change.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd as the moon rises he sits by his fire.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThinkin' about women and glasses of beer.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nClosing his eyes as the dogies retire[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe sings out a song which is soft but it's clear[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Esus4[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]            [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAs if maybe someone could hear.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGoodnight you moonlight ladies.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRock-a-bye sweet baby James.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDeep greens and blues are the colors I choose.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Esus4[/ch]     [ch]E7[/ch]         [ch]Asus4[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWon't you let me go down in my dreams.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd rock-a-bye  sweet baby James.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nNow the first of December was covered with snow.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nLord, the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frosting.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Em7[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's a song that they sing when they take to the highway.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA song that they sing when they take to the sea.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA song that they sing of their home in the sky.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMaybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Esus4[/ch]         [ch]E7[/ch]            [ch]Asus4[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut singing works just fine for me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGoodnight you moonlight ladies.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRock-a-bye sweet baby James.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDeep greens and blues are the colors I choose.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Esus4[/ch]     [ch]E7[/ch]         [ch]Asus4[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWon't you let me go down in my dreams.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd rock-a-bye sweet baby James. [/tab]","plain_text":"Sweet Baby James - James Taylor\n\n[Intro]\nG D/F# Em Asus4 A\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","D/F#","Em","Asus4","A","D","F#m","Bm","Em7","Esus4","E7","A7","G/F#","Dsus2"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"Esus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,2,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}