Sweet Baby James (chromatic)

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−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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SWEET BABY JAMES
By James Taylor
Key: D

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There is a young cow-boy he lives on the range 
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His horse and his cat-tle 
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are his on-ly com-pan-ions 
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He works in the sad-dle 
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and he sleeps in the can-yons 
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Wait-ing for Sum-mer, his pas-tures to change 
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And as the moon ris-es he sits by his fire 
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Think-ing a-bout wom-en and glas-ses of beer 
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And clos-ing his eyes as the do-gies re-tire 
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He sings out a song which is 
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soft but it's clear 
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As if may-be some-one could hear 

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Good-night you moon-light la-dies 
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Rock-a-bye sweet ba-by James 
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Deep greens and blues are the col-ors I choose 
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Won't you let me go down in my dreams 
 7    7  7 -6*   6  -5  5*   -5
And rock-a-bye sweet ba-by James 


Now the first of December was covered with snow 
And so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston 
Lord, the Berkshires seemed dreamlike 
on account of that frosting 
With ten miles behind me 
and ten thousand more to go 
There's a song that they sing 
when they take to the highway 
A song that they sing when they take to the sea 
A song that they sing of their home in the sky 
Maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep 
But singing works just fine for me 

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Good-night you moon-light la-dies 
 -8 -8 -8   -8   -8 -7   -7
Rock-a-bye sweet ba-by James 
 -8    -8   -8   -8   -8  -7  -7  -7-6*-5  -5
Deep greens and blues are the col-ors I choose 
  -5   6   6  6   6  -5  6 -6*   6
Won't you let me go down in my dreams 
 7    7  7 -6*   6  -5  5*   -5
And rock-a-bye sweet ba-by James

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