Chords for Bridge City Sinners - St. James Infirmary

[A] _ Is that how it [Am] starts off?
Yeah.
_ And I saw my baby there.
_ And there.
Okay.
_ _ Just making sure. _ _
_ _ Well I went down to St.
James Infirmary.
_ [Bb] And I saw my baby [E] there.
_ She [Am] was laid out on that long white table. _
So [Gm] sweet, so cold, [C] so fair.
[Am] _ _ Well I went [G] up to [Am] see the doctor.
_ _ [Bb] She's feeling very low he [E] said.
_ [C] Well I went back [Bb] to see [Am] my baby.
_ And [Bb] good God, [E] she was lying [Am] that day. _
So let her go, [E] let her go.
[Am] God bless her soul.
[Bb] Wherever she [E] may be.
She [Am] may search this [Gm] whole wide [Am] world over.
And [D] never [E] find a mother poplar like me.
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[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Em] _ _ _
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[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] And he held [E] my _ _ _ [Am] _ hand.
[E] And he said [Am] to us.
[Dm] In all the [G] usual folk [Am] ways.
_ What you believe.
[E] To hold your [Am] own from Kennedy.
_ [G] [Dm] Well his eyes were [G] flushed [E] red.
_ _ [Am] And he turned [E] to the crowd [Am] in funny.
_ And [D] he swore to [E] _ [G]
[Am] everybody's neck.
He said let her go, [E] let her go.
[Am] God bless her soul.
[G] [Dm] Wherever she [Em] may [E] be.
_ She may [Am] search [G] this [E] whole [Am] wide world over.
[D] And never find a [E] mother poplar like [Am] me.
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[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Dm] In my heart that's [Em] empty [E] today.
_ [Am] Put a tiny [E] little piece [Am] on my watch chain.
[Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ She [E] can't believe she carried [Am] my puppy.
_ _ [Dm] When chorus girls used to sing [E] me a song.
_ [G] [C] Putting jazz [E] bands [G] [Am] to her swing.
And [E] raise hell as we roll along.
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[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _
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[Am] _ _ _ So bring out [E] the [Am] rubber tight carriage.
[D] Go ahead and bring a hunk of pony [E] and a sack.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ Bring it [D] on.
_ _ [E] _ [A] _
[Am] _ _ Well let her go, [Em] let her go.
[Am] God bless her soul.
[D] Wherever [E] she may _ [Em] be.
She may search this whole wide [Am] world over.
[D] And never find a [E] mother poplar like me.
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[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
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[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ So now [Em] that you've heard my [Am] story.
[Bm] Well [Gm] [Dm] it's by another rock.
[G] A [E] blues.
[Am] And if [E] anyone ever [Am] should ask you.
I [Dm] got the _ same shape [E] and full of real [Am] _
blues. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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