St. James Infirmary Chords by Arlo Guthrie

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_ _ He was [F#] down in old Joe's [Bm] bar room at the [G] corner by [A] the square.
[F#] _ _ [B] The [F#] drinks were served [Bm] as usual _ and [F#] the usual crowd [B] was [Bm] there.
Now on my left stood [F#] Big Joe McKinney. _
[Bm] His _ [G] eyes were [A] bloodshot red [F#] and [B] as he looked at the gang [Bm] around him, _ these were the [F#] very
words he [Bm] said. _
I went down [F#] to the St.
James Infirmary.
_ I [G] saw my baby [A] there, [F#] _ [Bm] stretched out on [F#] the long white table, _ [Bm] so young, [F#] so cold, [Bm] so fair.
_ _ _ [F#] Seventeen coal [Bm] black horses, _ _ _ hitched to [G] a rubber-tied [F#m] hat.
[F#] _ _ [Bm] Seven girls going to the graveyard, _ only six of [F#] them are coming [Bm] back.
Well let her go, [F#] let her go, [Bm] God bless her, _ _ wherever [G] she may [A] be.
[F#] _ [Bm] She may search [F#] this wide [Bm] world over and [G] never find [F#] another man [Bm] like me.
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_ _ Now when [F#] I die, [Bm] just bury me in my [G] high-top [E] Stetson hat.
[F#] _ [B] Place a twenty dollar [F#] gold piece on [Bm] my watch chain to let the [F#] Lord know I died [Bm] standing back.
I [B] want six [F#] crapshooters for my [Bm] pallbearers, _ _ a [G] chorus girl to sing [D] me a [F#] song.
[Bm] Place a [F#] jazz band on [Bm] my hearse radio _ just to [G] raise hell as [F#] we roll _ [Bm]
along.
_ _ _ But now that you've heard my story, _ _ _ [G] I'll take another [A] shot of booze.
_ [F#] _ [B] And if [F#] anyone here should ask [Bm] you, _ [G] _ _ _ I've got the [F#] _ _ gambler's [Bm] blues. _ _
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_ _ _ gambler's blues. _ _ _
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