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Sweet Baby James

Source Recording: The Seldom Scene (1972)

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Key E♭ Time 3/4

Verse × 2

E♭ B♭ /

A♭ Gm /

Cm A♭ /

E♭ Gm /

Cm A♭ /

E♭ Gm /

A♭ E♭ /

B♭ / /

Chorus × 2

E♭ / /

A♭ B♭ E♭

Cm A♭ /

E♭ / /

Cm A♭ /

E♭ / /

F / /

B♭ / /

Song Details

Songwriter

James Taylor

First Release

James Taylor (1970)

Further reading

Secondhand Songs

Genres

Singer-Songwriter Classic Bluegrass

Themes

Cowboys Weather

Jam Popularity

Source Recording

Artist

The Seldom Scene

Album

Act 1 (1972)

Key E♭ Time Waltz Tempo 140 BPM Length 3:05

Musicians

John Starling — Lead Vocals, Guitar
John Duffey — Backup Vocals, Mandolin
Ben Eldridge — Banjo
Mike Auldridge — Backup Vocals, Dobro
Tom Gray — Bass

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