St. James Infirmary Blues

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{t:St. James Infirmary Blues}
{st:traditional}
{define: B7 frets 4 3 2 0 fingers 3 2 1 0}
{define: C6 frets 5 4 3 0 fingers 3 2 1 0}
{c:Tango Twins}
{c:verse 1}
I was [Em]down at [B7]Old Joe's [Em]bar room, 
At the corner [C6]of the [B7]square
The [Em]usual [B7]crowd was as-[Em]sembled 
and [C6]Big Joe Mc-[B7]Kinney was [Em]there.

{c:verse 2}
On my [Em]left stood [B7]Big Joe Mc-[Em]Kinney, 
and his eyes were [C6]bloodshot [B7]red
And he [Em]turned his [B7]face to the [Em]people, 
these [C6]were the very [B7]words he [Em]said:

{c:verse 3}
I was [Em]down to [B7]St. James in-[Em]firmary, 
I saw my [C6]baby [B7]there
She was [Em]stretched out on a [B7]long white [Em]table, 
So [C6]sweet, [B7]cool and so [Em]fair

{soc}
Let her [Em]go, let her [B7]go, God [Em]bless her
Wherever [C6]she may [B7]be
She may [Em]search this [B7]whole wide world [Em]over
Never [C6]find a [B7]sweeter man as [Em]me
{eoc}

{c:verse 4}
[Em]When I [B7]die please [Em]bury me 
In my high top [C6]Stetson [B7]hat
Put a [Em]twenty dollar [B7]gold piece on my [Em]watch chain
The [C6]gang'll know I [B7]died standing [Em]pat

{soc}
Let her [Em]go, let her [B7]go, God [Em]bless her
Wherever [C6]she may [B7]be
She may [Em]search this [B7]whole wide world [Em]over
Never [C6]find a [B7]sweeter man as [Em]me
{eoc}

{c:verse 5}
I want [Em]six crap-[B7]shooters to be my [Em]pallbearers
Three pretty women to [C6]sing a [B7]song
Stick a [Em]jazz band [B7]on my hearse [Em]wagon
Raise [C6]hell as I [B7]stroll a-[Em]long

{soc}
Let her [Em]go, let her [B7]go, God [Em]bless her
Wherever [C6]she may [B7]be
She may [Em]search this [B7]whole wide world [Em]over
Never [C6]find a [B7]sweeter man as [Em]me
{eoc}

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