How to Play Sweet Baby James on Guitar?

James Taylor - Sweet Baby James can be played in the key of C using the F, C, G, G7, Em, Dm7 chords. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Dm7, To play Dm7, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A, D ring open, mute G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Sweet Baby James with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

James Taylor - Sweet Baby James Chords

Chord reference F, C, G, G7, Em, Dm7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[F] [C] [G] There is a [C]young cow[G7]boy he [F]lives on the [Em]range His [Am7]horse and his [F]cattle are [C]his only com[Em]panions He [Am7]works in the [F]saddle and he [C]sleeps in the [Em]canyons [F]Waiting for [Am7]Summer, [C]his [G7]pastures to [Dm]change [F] [G7] And [F]as the moon rises he [G7]sits by his [C]fire

Thinkin’ [Am7]about [F]women and [C]glasses of [G]beer And [F]closing his eyes as the [G7]doggies re[C]tire He sings [Am7]out a [F]song which is [C]soft but it’s [Em]clear As [Am7]if may[Dm7]be someone could [G7]hear

[C]Good night you [F]moonlight [G]la[C]dies, [Am7]Rock a bye [F]sweet baby [C]James [Am7]Deep greens and [F]blues are the [C]colors I choose [Dm7]Won’t you let me [Am7]go down in [G7]my dreams And [F]rock a bye [G]sweet baby James [C]

Now the first of De[G7]cember was covered [F]with [Em]snow And [Am7]so was the [F]turnpike from [C]Stockbridge to [Em]Boston Though the Berk[Am7]shires seemed [F]dreamlike on a[C]ccount of that [Em]frosting With [F]ten miles [Am7]behind me [C]and [G7]ten thousand [Dm]more to go [F] [G7] There’s a [F]song that they sing when they [G]take to the [C]highway

A [Am7]song that they [F]sing when they [C]take to the [G]sea A [F]song that they sing of their [G]home in the [C]sky Maybe [Am7]you can be[F]lieve it [C]if it helps you to sleep But [Dm]singing works just fine for [G]me

[C]Goodnight you [F]moonlight [G]la[C]dies, [Am7]Rockabye [F]sweet baby [C]James [Am7]Deep greens and [F]blues are the [C]colours I choose [Dm7]Won’t you let me [Am7]go down in [G7]my dreams And [F]rockabye [G]sweet baby James [C]

Artist James Taylor

Album Sweet Baby James

Genres Folk, Folk Rock, Rock

Year 1970

Key C

James Taylor - Sweet Baby James can be played in the key of C using the F, C, G, G7, Em, Dm7 chords.

For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Dm7, To play Dm7, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A, D ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Sweet Baby James with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.