CAPO 1
C G F Em
There is a young cowboy, he lives on the range,
Am F C Em
His horse and his cattle are his only companions,
Am F C Em
He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons,
F C G Dm G
Waiting for summer, his pastures to change.
F G C
And as the moon rises he sits by his fire,
Am F C G
Thinking about women and glasses of beer,
F G C
And closing his eyes as the doggies retire,
Am F C G
He sings out a song which is soft but it's clear,
D G
As if maybe someone could hear.
[Chorus]
C F G C
He says goodnight you moonlight ladies,
Am F C
Rock-a-bye sweet baby James,
Am F C
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose,
D G
Won't you let me go down in my dreams ,
F G C
And rock-a-by sweet baby James.
Well the first of December was covered with snow,
And so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston,
The Birkshires seemed dream-like on account of that frostin',
With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go .
There's a song that they sing when they take to the ighway,
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.
[Chorus]
He says goodnight you moonlight ladies,
Rock-a-bye sweet baby James,
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose,
Won't you let me go down in my dreams ,
And rock-a-by sweet baby James.
