St James Infirmary chords by Cab Calloway

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Dm

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro
Dm A7 Dm  Dm Gm Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm Bb7 A7 Dm A7

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It was down in old Joe's bar-room,
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On the corner by the square
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The drinks were served as usual
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And the usual crowd were there

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On my left stood big Joe McKennedy
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His eyes were bloodshot red
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He turned to the crowd around him
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These were the very words he said

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I went down to St. James Infirmary
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To see my baby there;
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She was stretched out on a long, white table
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So pale, so cold, so fair

Chorus

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Let her go, let her go, god bless her
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Wherever she may be
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She may search this whole world over
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And never find a man as sweet as me

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When I die please bury me
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In my high-top Stetson hat
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Put a twenty-dollar gold piece on my watch chain
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So the gang'll know I died standing pat

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I wat six crap shooters for pall bearers
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Six pretty girls to sing me a song
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Put a jazz band on my hearse wagon
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To raise hell as we stroll along

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And now that you have heard my story
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I'll have another shot of booze;
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And if anybody happens to ask you
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I've got the St. James Infirmary blues