Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms Chords
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms by Flatt & Scruggs is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO:INSTRUMENTAL ( PLAY OVER THE CHORUS )
CHORUS / INSTRUMENTAL
A
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
E
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
A
Lay round the shack
D
Till the mail train comes back
E A
And roll in my sweet baby's arms
VERSE /VOCALS BEGIN
A
I ain't gonna work on the railroad
E
Ain't gonna work on the farm
A
Lay around the shack
D
Till the mail train comes back
E A
And roll in my sweet baby's arms
A
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
E
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
A
Lay round the shack
D
Till the mail train comes back
E A
And roll in my sweet baby's arms
INSTRUMENTAL OVER VERSE AND CHORUS
VERSE
A
Now where were you last Friday night
E
While I was lyin' in jail
A D
Walking the streets with another man
E A
Wouldn't even go my bail
CHORUS
A
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
E
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
A
Lay round the shack
D
Till the mail train comes back
E A
And roll in my sweet baby's arms
INSTRUMENTAL: PLAY VERSE AND CHORUS
VERSE
A
I know your parents don't like me
E
They turn me away from your door
A D
Had my life to live over
E A
Wouldn't go there any more
CHORUS
A
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
E
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
A
Lay round the shack
D
Till the mail train comes back
E A
And roll in my sweet baby's arms
INSTRUMENTAL: PLAY CHORUS
CHORUS
A
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
E
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
A
Lay round the shack
D
Till the mail train comes back
E A
And roll in my sweet baby's arms