[Intro]
G*  G/F#  Em7*  A7sus4*  Asus2  A7
 
[Verse 1]
      D             A       G            F#m
There is a young cowboy, he lives on the range
    Bm            G              D     F#m
His horse and his cattle are his only companions
    Bm          G             D             F#m
He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons
G           D           A           Em7   Asus2  A7
Waiting for summer, his pastures to change
    G                    A7sus4      D
And as the moon rises he sits by his fire
Bm             G         D          A
Thinkin' about women and glasses of beer
G                       A7sus4   D
Closing his eyes as the dogies retire
   Bm          G             D
He sings out a song which is soft but it's clear
   E7sus4   E7            A7sus4   Asus2  A7
As if maybe someone could hear
 
[Chorus]
D             G         A7sus4 D
Goodnight you moonlight la-----dies
Bm         G          D    Dsus2    D
Rock-a-bye sweet baby James
Bm              G             D
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose
          E7sus4    E7         A7sus4     A7
Won't you let me go down in my dreams?
    G          A7sus4     D    Dsus2    D
And rock-a-bye sweet baby James
 
[Verse 2]
        D          A          G            F#m
Now the first of December was covered with snow
    Bm         G             D              F#m
And so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston
          Bm                G             D              F#m
Lord, the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frosting
     G           D           A            Em7       Asus2  A7
With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go
          G                             A7sus4      D
There's a song that they sing when they take to the highway
  Bm             G              D           A
A song that they sing when they take to the sea
  G                              A7sus4    D
A song that they sing of their home in the sky
      Bm        G              D
Maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep
    E7sus4  E7                  A7sus4   Asus2  A7
But singing works just fine for me
 
[Chorus]
D             G         A7sus4 D
Goodnight you moonlight la-----dies
Bm         G          D    Dsus2    D
Rock-a-bye sweet baby James
Bm              G             D
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose
          E7sus4    E7         A7sus4     A7
Won't you let me go down in my dreams?
    G          A7sus4     D    Dsus2    D
And rock-a-bye sweet baby James