Chords for James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (John Williams 90th Birthday Celebration, Aug 20, 2022)
Tempo:
135.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
It's wonderful to be, to have been invited to be part of this evening honoring our beloved John Williams and to have a chance to say thank you for all that you have done for this community and for the world, really.
I think that this generation, my generation and several generations to come are really owing to you in your debt for our exposure to some of the most beautiful orchestral music that's ever been made.
You're the man.
Yo-Yo and I are going to do a piece now that I play every time I'm here.
I think it's actually in the bylaws of the town [Cm] of Stockbridge [A#] and [E] maybe Lenox that we play this song.
So forgive us [G] for beating ourselves.
Details.
[Em] [D]
[Am] [E] [A]
[D] There's a young [A] cowboy [G]
living on [F#] the range.
[F#m] [Bm] His horse [G] and his cattle, they're [D] his only [F#m] companions.
[Bm] He works [G] in the saddle and [D] he sleeps in the [F#m] canyon, [Gm] just waiting for [D] some of [A] his pastures [E] to [Em] change.
And [D]
[Em] [A] [G] as the moon rises, he sits by [D] his fire, [E] [Bm] thinking [G] about women [D] and glasses and [A] beer.
[G] Holes [D] in his eyes [G] as the doggie is [D] retired.
[Bm] He sings [G] out a song which is [D] soft but it's clear, [B] just as [E] if maybe someone [G] could hear.
[Em]
[A] [C#m] [E] He [D] says, good [G] night, all you moonlight [A]
[D] ladies.
[Bm] Rock-a-bye [G] old sleeping [D] thing, [G]
[D] [Bm] you [G] dreams in blue.
[D] For the colors I choose,
[Bm] won't you let me [E] go down in my dreams.
[D] [A] For [B] [Em] the two thousand and [D] five shady days, [G] [D] now the top of [A] John [G] Williams is covered with [F#m] snow.
[Bm] So much [G] to turn back [D] from Stockbridge.
[F#]
[F#m] [Bm]
It's [G] a dream like on [D] account of that [F#m] frost in [G] the [D] miles behind [A] me and ten [E] thousand more to [Em] go.
[A] [G] There's a song they go through when [D] they take to the highway.
[Bm] There's a song that [G] they sing when [D] they take to [A] the sea.
[G]
A song that [F#] they sing of [E] their [G] home in the [D] sky.
[Bm]
[G] [D]
And [Bm] as the [E] moon [D] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] rises, he sits by his fire, thinking about women and glasses and beer.
[Bm] He sings out [G] a song which is soft but it's clear, [D] [G]
just [D] [Bm] as if maybe [G] someone could hear.
He says, good night, all you moonlight ladies.
Rock-a-bye old sleeping thing, you dreams in blue.
[D] For the colors I choose, [Bm] won't you let me [E] go down in [D] my [A] dreams.
[F#] [Em]
[Am] [D] [G]
[D]
[Gm] [N]
I think that this generation, my generation and several generations to come are really owing to you in your debt for our exposure to some of the most beautiful orchestral music that's ever been made.
You're the man.
Yo-Yo and I are going to do a piece now that I play every time I'm here.
I think it's actually in the bylaws of the town [Cm] of Stockbridge [A#] and [E] maybe Lenox that we play this song.
So forgive us [G] for beating ourselves.
Details.
[Em] [D]
[Am] [E] [A]
[D] There's a young [A] cowboy [G]
living on [F#] the range.
[F#m] [Bm] His horse [G] and his cattle, they're [D] his only [F#m] companions.
[Bm] He works [G] in the saddle and [D] he sleeps in the [F#m] canyon, [Gm] just waiting for [D] some of [A] his pastures [E] to [Em] change.
And [D]
[Em] [A] [G] as the moon rises, he sits by [D] his fire, [E] [Bm] thinking [G] about women [D] and glasses and [A] beer.
[G] Holes [D] in his eyes [G] as the doggie is [D] retired.
[Bm] He sings [G] out a song which is [D] soft but it's clear, [B] just as [E] if maybe someone [G] could hear.
[Em]
[A] [C#m] [E] He [D] says, good [G] night, all you moonlight [A]
[D] ladies.
[Bm] Rock-a-bye [G] old sleeping [D] thing, [G]
[D] [Bm] you [G] dreams in blue.
[D] For the colors I choose,
[Bm] won't you let me [E] go down in my dreams.
[D] [A] For [B] [Em] the two thousand and [D] five shady days, [G] [D] now the top of [A] John [G] Williams is covered with [F#m] snow.
[Bm] So much [G] to turn back [D] from Stockbridge.
[F#]
[F#m] [Bm]
It's [G] a dream like on [D] account of that [F#m] frost in [G] the [D] miles behind [A] me and ten [E] thousand more to [Em] go.
[A] [G] There's a song they go through when [D] they take to the highway.
[Bm] There's a song that [G] they sing when [D] they take to [A] the sea.
[G]
A song that [F#] they sing of [E] their [G] home in the [D] sky.
[Bm]
[G] [D]
And [Bm] as the [E] moon [D] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] rises, he sits by his fire, thinking about women and glasses and beer.
[Bm] He sings out [G] a song which is soft but it's clear, [D] [G]
just [D] [Bm] as if maybe [G] someone could hear.
He says, good night, all you moonlight ladies.
Rock-a-bye old sleeping thing, you dreams in blue.
[D] For the colors I choose, [Bm] won't you let me [E] go down in [D] my [A] dreams.
[F#] [Em]
[Am] [D] [G]
[D]
[Gm] [N]
Key:
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_ It's wonderful to be, to have been invited to be part of this evening honoring our beloved John Williams _ and to _ _ _ _ _ _ have _ _ _ _ a chance to say thank you for all that you have done for this community and for the world, really.
_ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
think that this generation, my generation and several generations to come _ _ are really _ _ owing to you in your debt for our exposure to some of the most beautiful orchestral music that's ever been made.
You're the man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yo-Yo and I are going to do a piece now that I play every time I'm here.
I think it's actually in the bylaws of the town [Cm] of Stockbridge _ [A#] and [E] _ maybe Lenox that we play this song.
So forgive us [G] for beating ourselves. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Details. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] There's a young [A] cowboy [G] _
living on [F#] the range. _ _ _
[F#m] [Bm] His horse [G] and his cattle, they're [D] his only _ [F#m] companions. _ _ _
[Bm] He works [G] in the saddle and [D] he sleeps in the [F#m] canyon, [Gm] just waiting for [D] some of [A] his pastures [E] to [Em] change.
_ And _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ as the moon rises, he sits by [D] his fire, _ [E] _ [Bm] thinking [G] about women [D] and glasses and [A] beer. _ _
[G] _ Holes [D] in his eyes [G] as the doggie is [D] retired.
_ [Bm] He sings [G] out a song which is [D] soft but it's clear, [B] just as [E] if maybe someone [G] could hear.
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] He [D] says, good [G] night, all you _ moonlight [A] _
_ [D] _ ladies.
_ [Bm] Rock-a-bye [G] old sleeping _ [D] thing, _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] you [G] dreams in blue.
_ [D] For the colors I choose, _
[Bm] won't you let me [E] go down in my dreams.
_ [D] [A] For _ [B] _ [Em] the two thousand and [D] five _ _ shady days, [G] _ _ [D] _ _ now the top of [A] John [G] Williams is covered with [F#m] snow.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] So much [G] to turn back [D] from _ Stockbridge.
[F#] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
It's [G] a dream like on [D] account of that [F#m] frost in [G] the [D] miles behind _ [A] me and ten [E] thousand more to _ _ [Em] _ _ go. _ _
[A] _ _ [G] There's a song they go through when [D] they take to the highway.
[Bm] There's a song that [G] they sing when [D] they take to [A] the sea.
_ _ [G]
A song that [F#] they sing of [E] their [G] home in the [D] sky.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
And [Bm] _ as the [E] _ moon _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] rises, he sits by his fire, thinking about women and glasses and beer.
_ _ [Bm] He sings out _ [G] _ _ a song which is soft but it's clear, [D] _ _ [G]
just [D] _ _ [Bm] as if maybe _ [G] someone could hear.
He says, good night, all you moonlight ladies.
Rock-a-bye old sleeping thing, you dreams in blue.
_ [D] For the colors I choose, [Bm] won't you let me [E] go down in [D] my [A] dreams. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
think that this generation, my generation and several generations to come _ _ are really _ _ owing to you in your debt for our exposure to some of the most beautiful orchestral music that's ever been made.
You're the man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yo-Yo and I are going to do a piece now that I play every time I'm here.
I think it's actually in the bylaws of the town [Cm] of Stockbridge _ [A#] and [E] _ maybe Lenox that we play this song.
So forgive us [G] for beating ourselves. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Details. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] There's a young [A] cowboy [G] _
living on [F#] the range. _ _ _
[F#m] [Bm] His horse [G] and his cattle, they're [D] his only _ [F#m] companions. _ _ _
[Bm] He works [G] in the saddle and [D] he sleeps in the [F#m] canyon, [Gm] just waiting for [D] some of [A] his pastures [E] to [Em] change.
_ And _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ as the moon rises, he sits by [D] his fire, _ [E] _ [Bm] thinking [G] about women [D] and glasses and [A] beer. _ _
[G] _ Holes [D] in his eyes [G] as the doggie is [D] retired.
_ [Bm] He sings [G] out a song which is [D] soft but it's clear, [B] just as [E] if maybe someone [G] could hear.
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] He [D] says, good [G] night, all you _ moonlight [A] _
_ [D] _ ladies.
_ [Bm] Rock-a-bye [G] old sleeping _ [D] thing, _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] you [G] dreams in blue.
_ [D] For the colors I choose, _
[Bm] won't you let me [E] go down in my dreams.
_ [D] [A] For _ [B] _ [Em] the two thousand and [D] five _ _ shady days, [G] _ _ [D] _ _ now the top of [A] John [G] Williams is covered with [F#m] snow.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] So much [G] to turn back [D] from _ Stockbridge.
[F#] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
It's [G] a dream like on [D] account of that [F#m] frost in [G] the [D] miles behind _ [A] me and ten [E] thousand more to _ _ [Em] _ _ go. _ _
[A] _ _ [G] There's a song they go through when [D] they take to the highway.
[Bm] There's a song that [G] they sing when [D] they take to [A] the sea.
_ _ [G]
A song that [F#] they sing of [E] their [G] home in the [D] sky.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
And [Bm] _ as the [E] _ moon _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] rises, he sits by his fire, thinking about women and glasses and beer.
_ _ [Bm] He sings out _ [G] _ _ a song which is soft but it's clear, [D] _ _ [G]
just [D] _ _ [Bm] as if maybe _ [G] someone could hear.
He says, good night, all you moonlight ladies.
Rock-a-bye old sleeping thing, you dreams in blue.
_ [D] For the colors I choose, [Bm] won't you let me [E] go down in [D] my [A] dreams. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _