Sweet Baby James Guitar Tabs by James Taylor

This is and easy and great sounding song. Here it is, nearly perfect so have fun.

sweet baby james
Tabbed by drunk in public


there is a young cowboy who 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 canyons
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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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thinking about women and glasses of beer
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and closing his eyes as the dogies retire
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he sings out a song which is soft but its clear
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as if maybe someone could hear__________
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Chorus:
So good night moon light ladies

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rockabye sweet baby james

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Deep greens and blues are the colors i choose


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wont you let me go down in my dreams

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and rockabye sweet baby james

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repeat through verse 2

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