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Baby Boom Baby

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[Intro]
E7+5     A7+5    Dm  Db+
Dm/C  Bm7  Em7/Bb    A7+5    Dm7    G13    Gm7/C
[Verse]
FSomF2ehow the season C/Dalways brings a picture of youGm7,    Bbbaby Cboom babyF  F2  
F2Holding on for C/Deverything you figured you're duGm7e, little Bbturtleneck Cgirl
CThe Fmoon on your shouldF2er, the C/Dwind in your lovely haiGm7r,  oBbmaj7h what  Ca nightF  F2  
F2We  C/Dsat on the beach and watcheGm7d as the sun rose Bbinto the A7/C#summer aiDmrC/D  
C/DYou Gm9said we couldn't Bbmaj9miss what we C2never Dm7knew
Gm9Something 'bout Bbmaj9something that you C2had to Dm7do
Gm9Sitting on the Bbmaj9sand with a C2hole Dm9in my shBb2oe       F2
F2I had no way of C/Dknowing where you might have beeGm7n,  tiBbmaj9me     goes C2by
F2All on my own I imC/Dagine you a life in betweeGm7n,   Bball on my Cown
CI F2work on a letter but it C/Dnever made it out of my heaGm7d,         Bbmaj7oh   nCoF2  
F2Somehow readC/Ding your name it wasGm7n't the same as leBbaving the A7/C#thing unsaiDmdAm7  C/D  
Gm9How come I Bbmaj9miss what I C2never Dm7knew  And
Gm9Drag out the Bbmaj9past just to C2paint it Dm7blue
Dm7And spenGm9d my daBbmaj7ys with a C2dream Dm7of yoBb2u?
[Bridge]
E7+5Oh, afA7+5ter the falDmlA7+5  Dm7  Bm7  
Bm7Here I'm Em7/Bbtrying to find our A7+5name on the walDm9lG9  
G9It was Bb/Cneither yours nor mineBb9  
Bb9It was A7+5something of the two combineDm9dG13  
G13From a Bbmaj7/Ctime spent out of timeF  F2  
[verse]
F2I work hard to C/Dsee that you remember my namGm7e,   Bb2nod your head C2yesF  F2  
F2Do all I can to C/Dmake you wanna see me again,      Gm7  Bboh what a Cnight
CGot a FleF2tter from the mail, got a C/Dmessage from the telephone    Gm7OBbh, what a CnightF  F2  
F2Seems you're woC/Drking in town, moGm7ving around, Bbliving aloA7/C#neDm  C/D  
C/DNow I'm caught in the spotBbmaj9light,  C2walking the Dm7wire
Gm9My feet are Bbmaj9frozen and my C2heart's on Dm7fire
Gm9What do I Bbmaj9do if my C2dream Dm9comes trBb2ue?Gm  
[Outro]
GmLa lAma la Bbla la la
GmLa la Amla lBba   la
repeat and fade

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Baby Boom Baby

by James Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E7+5

A7+5

Db+

Dm/C

Bm7

Em7/Bb

Dm7

G13

Gm7/C

C/D

Gm7

Bbmaj7

A7/C#

Gm9

Bbmaj9

Dm9

Bb2

Am7

[Intro]

E7+5 A7+5 Dm Db+

Dm/C Bm7 Em7/Bb A7+5 Dm7 G13 Gm7/C

[Verse]

F F2 C/D Gm7 Bb C F F2

Somehow the season always brings a picture of you, baby boom baby

F2 C/D Gm7 Bb C

Holding on for everything you figured you're due, little turtleneck girl

C F F2 C/D Gm7 Bbmaj7 C F F2

The moon on your shoulder, the wind in your lovely hair, oh what a night

F2 C/D Gm7 Bb A7/C# Dm C/D

We sat on the beach and watched as the sun rose into the summer air

C/D Gm9 Bbmaj9 C2 Dm7

You said we couldn't miss what we never knew

Gm9 Bbmaj9 C2 Dm7

Something 'bout something that you had to do

Gm9 Bbmaj9 C2 Dm9 Bb2

Sitting on the sand with a hole in my shoe F2

F2 C/D Gm7 Bbmaj9 C2

I had no way of knowing where you might have been, time goes by

F2 C/D Gm7 Bb C

All on my own I imagine you a life in between, all on my own

C F2 C/D Gm7 Bbmaj7 C F2

I work on a letter but it never made it out of my head, oh no

F2 C/D Gm7 Bb A7/C# Dm Am7 C/D

Somehow reading your name it wasn't the same as leaving the thing unsaid

Gm9 Bbmaj9 C2 Dm7

How come I miss what I never knew And

Gm9 Bbmaj9 C2 Dm7

Drag out the past just to paint it blue

Dm7 Gm9 Bbmaj7 C2 Dm7 Bb2

And spend my days with a dream of you?

[Bridge]

E7+5 A7+5 Dm A7+5 Dm7 Bm7

Oh, after the fall

Bm7 Em7/Bb A7+5 Dm9 G9

Here I'm trying to find our name on the wall

G9 Bb/C Bb9

It was neither yours nor mine

Bb9 A7+5 Dm9 G13

It was something of the two combined

G13 Bbmaj7/C F F2

From a time spent out of time

[verse]

F2 C/D Gm7 Bb2 C2 F F2

I work hard to see that you remember my name, nod your head yes

F2 C/D Gm7 Bb C

Do all I can to make you wanna see me again, oh what a night

C F F2 C/D Gm7 Bb C F F2

Got a letter from the mail, got a message from the telephone Oh, what a night

F2 C/D Gm7 Bb A7/C# Dm C/D

Seems you're working in town, moving around, living alone

C/D Bbmaj9 C2 Dm7

Now I'm caught in the spotlight, walking the wire

Gm9 Bbmaj9 C2 Dm7

My feet are frozen and my heart's on fire

Gm9 Bbmaj9 C2 Dm9 Bb2 Gm

What do I do if my dream comes true?

[Outro]

Gm Am Bb

La la la la la la

Gm Am Bb

La la la la la

repeat and fade

About Baby Boom Baby Chords by James Taylor

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