“SWEET BABY JAMES” by James Taylor

[Intro]
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[Verse]
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There is a young cowboy he 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 canyon.
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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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Thinkin' about women and glasses of beer.
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Closing his eyes as the dogies retire
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He sings out a song which is soft but it's clear
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As if maybe someone could hear.
 
 
[Chorus]
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Goodnight you moonlight ladies.
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Rock-a-bye sweet baby James.
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Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose.
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Won't you let me go down in my dreams.
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And rock-a-bye  sweet baby James.
 
 
[Verse]
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Now the first of December was covered with snow.
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And so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston.
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Lord, the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frosting.
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With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go.
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There's a song that they sing when they take to the highway.
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A song that they sing when they take to the sea.
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A song that they sing of their home in the sky.
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Maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep.
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But singing works just fine for me.
 
 
[Chorus]
D             G   G/F#  A  D
Goodnight you moonlight ladies.
Bm         G          D     Dsus2 D
Rock-a-bye sweet baby James.
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Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose.
          Esus4     E7         Asus4     A
Won't you let me go down in my dreams.
    G     G/F# A          D    Dsus2 D
And rock-a-bye sweet baby James. 

source: nwininger