James Taylor

1.)There is a ^D young cowboy; he live ^A s on the ra ^G nge.__ ^{F#m
Bis Bm} Horse and his cattle ^G are his only compa ^D nions. ^F#m
He works ^Bm in the saddle and ^G sleeps in the ^D canyons, ^{F#m
G D A Em7} waiting for summer, his pa ^A stures to change.
And as t ^G he moon rises, he sits by his ^A7s4 fire ^D
Bm thinking about wome ^G n and glasses of ^D beer. ^{A
G A7s4 D} And closing his eyes while the doggies retire.
He sin ^Bm gs out a song which ^G is soft but i ^D ts clear,
as ^E7s4 if maybe someone ^E7 could hear. ^{A7s4 A}
Chorus:
^D Goodnight all you moonligh ^G t ladies ^{A D
Bm} Rock-a-bye sweet ^G baby James ^D
Bm Deep greens and blues are the ^G colors I choose ^D
Wont you let me ^E7s4 go down in my ^E7 dreams ^{A7s4 A}
and roc ^G k-a-bye sweet bab ^A y James. ^D
2.) N ^D ow the first of December was cove ^A red in snow ^{G F#m
Bm} so was the turnpik ^G e from Stockbrid ^D ge to Boston ^{F#m
Bm G D} though the Berksh ^F#m ires seemed dreamlike on account of the frosting
^{G D A Em7} with ten miles behind me ^A and ten thousand more to go.___You know
There's a song ^G that they sing when they take to the highwa ^A7s4 y ^D
a s ^Bm ong that they sing ^G when they take to the ^D sea ^A
a so ^G ng that they sing of their home in the ^A7s4 sky ^D
Maybe you ca ^Bm n believe if it he ^G lps you ^D to sleep
The sin ^E7s4 ging works just fine ^E7 for me. ^{A7s4 A}
(Repeat Chorus)
Chords:
G(no 3rd)- 3x0033
Em7- 020033
A7s4- 002033
D- 000323
A- 002220
G- 3x0003
^F#m- Bm- ²⁴⁴²²² 024432
E7s4- 020200
E7- 020100
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