Key: D major
Intro 1
G
Em
A
A
Verse 1
D
A
There is a young cowboy
G
F#m
he lives on the range
Bm
G
His horse and his cattle
D
F#m
are his only companions
Bm
G
He works in the saddle
D
F#m
and he sleeps in the canyons
G
D
Waiting for summer,
A
Em
A
his pastures to change
G
A
D
And as the moon rises he sits by his fire
Bm
G
D
A
Thinking about women and glasses of beer
A
D
as the doggies retire
Bm
G
He sings out a song
Bm
E
As if maybe someone
Chorus 1
D
G
A
D
Goodnight you moonlight ladies
Bm
G
D
Rockabye sweet baby James
Bm
G
Deep greens and blues
Bm
E
Won't you let me go down
G
A
D
And rockabye sweet baby James
Verse 2
D
A
Now the first of December
G
F#m
was covered with snow
Bm
G
So was the turnpike
D
F#m
from Stockbridge to Boston
Bm
G
Now the Berkshires seemed dreamlike
D
F#m
on account of that frosting
G
D
With ten miles behind me
A
Em
A
and ten thousand more to go
A
D
when they take to the highway
Bm
G
A song that they sing
D
A
when they take to the sea
A
D
of their home in the sky
Bm
G
Maybe you can believe it
Bm
E
But singing works just fine
Chorus 2
D
G
A
D
So goodnight you moonlight ladies
Bm
G
D
Rockabye sweet baby James
Bm
G
Deep greens and blues
Bm
E
Won't you let me go down
G
A
D
And rockabye sweet baby James
How did you like the song?
4.9 (61)
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG Em A D F#m...
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users