Sweet Baby James

[Intro] G* G/F# Em7* A7sus4* Asus2 A7 [Verse 1] 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 Em7 Asus2 A7 Waiting for summer, his pastures to change G A7sus4 D And as the moon rises he sits by his fire Bm G D A Thinkin' about women and glasses of beer G A7sus4 D Closing his eyes as the dogies retire Bm G D He sings out a song which is soft but it's clear E7sus4 E7 A7sus4 Asus2 A7 As if maybe someone could hear [Chorus] D G A7sus4 D Goodnight you moonlight la-----dies Bm G D Dsus2 D Rock-a-bye sweet baby James Bm G D Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose E7sus4 E7 A7sus4 A7 Won't you let me go down in my dreams? G A7sus4 D Dsus2 D And rock-a-bye sweet baby James [Verse 2] 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 D F#m Lord, the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frosting G D A Em7 Asus2 A7 With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go G A7sus4 D There's a song that they sing when they take to the highway Bm G D A A song that they sing when they take to the sea G A7sus4 D A song that they sing of their home in the sky Bm G D Maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep E7sus4 E7 A7sus4 Asus2 A7 But singing works just fine for me [Chorus] D G A7sus4 D Goodnight you moonlight la-----dies Bm G D Dsus2 D Rock-a-bye sweet baby James Bm G D Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose E7sus4 E7 A7sus4 A7 Won't you let me go down in my dreams? G A7sus4 D Dsus2 D And rock-a-bye sweet baby James