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Sweet Baby James (C Major)
Artist: James Taylor    Genre: Folk-Rock    Roman Numerals: I, ii, iii, IV, V, V7, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: PollyEV   
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C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
Dm
(D,F,A)
- - D A D F
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G B D G B F
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E


Verse 1
There [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] is a young cow-		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] boy he		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lives on the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] range
His [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] horse and his		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] cattle are his		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] only com-		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] panions
He [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] works in the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] saddle and he		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sleeps in the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] canyons
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Waiting for		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] summer, his		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] pastures to		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] change		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
And [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] as the moon rises he		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] sits by his		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fire
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Thinkin’ about		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] women and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] glasses of		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] beer
And [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] closing his eyes as the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] doggies re-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tire
He [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] sings out a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] song which is		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] soft but it’s		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] clear
As [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] if maybe		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] someone could		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] hear

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Goodnight you		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] moonlight		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] la-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dies,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Rock a bye		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sweet baby		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] James
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Deep greens and		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] blues are the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] colors I choose
Won’t you [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] let me go		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] down in my		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] dreams
And [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] rock a bye		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sweet baby		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] James

Verse 2
Now the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] first of De-		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] cember was		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] covered with		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] snow
And [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] so was the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] turnpike from		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Stockbridge to		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] Boston
Though the [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Berkshires seemed		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] dreamlike on ac-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] count of that		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] frosting
With [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ten miles be-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] hind me and		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] ten thousand		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] more to		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] go		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
There’s a [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] song that they		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sing when they		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] take to the		 highway
A [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] song that they		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sing when they		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] take to the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sea
A [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] song that they sing of their		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] home in the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sky
Maybe [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] you can be-		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lieve it if it		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] helps you to sleep
But [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] singing works		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] just fine for		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] me

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Goodnight you		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] moonlight		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] la-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dies,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Rock a bye		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sweet baby		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] James
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Deep greens and		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] blues are the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] colors I choose
Won’t you [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] let me go		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] down in my		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] dreams
And [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] rock a bye		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sweet baby		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] James
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