Artist: James Taylor
Genre: Folk-Rock
Roman Numerals: I, ii, iii, IV, V, V7, vi
Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by: PollyEV
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| There |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] is a young cow- |
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] boy he |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lives on the |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] range |
| His |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] horse and his |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] cattle are his |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] only com- |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] panions |
| He |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] works in the |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] saddle and he |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sleeps in the |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] canyons |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Waiting for |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] summer, his |
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] pastures to |
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] change |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] |
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] |
| And |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] as the moon rises he |
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] sits by his |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fire |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Thinkin’ about |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] women and |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] glasses of |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] beer |
| And |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] closing his eyes as the |
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] doggies re- |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tire |
| He |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] sings out a |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] song which is |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] soft but it’s |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] clear |
| As |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] if maybe |
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] someone could |
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] hear |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Goodnight you |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] moonlight |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] la- |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dies, |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Rock a bye |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sweet baby |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] James |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Deep greens and |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] blues are the |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] colors I choose |
| Won’t you |
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] let me go |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] down in my |
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] dreams |
| And |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] rock a bye |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sweet baby |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] James |
| Now the |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] first of De- |
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] cember was |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] covered with |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] snow |
| And |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] so was the |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] turnpike from |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Stockbridge to |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] Boston |
| Though the |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Berkshires seemed |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] dreamlike on ac- |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] count of that |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] frosting |
| With |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ten miles be- |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] hind me and |
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] ten thousand |
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] more to |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] go |
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] |
| There’s a |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] song that they |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sing when they |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] take to the |
highway |
| A |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] song that they |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sing when they |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] take to the |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sea |
| A |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] song that they sing of their |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] home in the |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sky |
| Maybe |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] you can be- |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lieve it if it |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] helps you to sleep |
| But |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] singing works |
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] just fine for |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] me |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Goodnight you |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] moonlight |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] la- |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dies, |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Rock a bye |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sweet baby |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] James |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Deep greens and |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] blues are the |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] colors I choose |
| Won’t you |
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] let me go |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] down in my |
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] dreams |
| And |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] rock a bye |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sweet baby |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] James |