Chords for Dave Van Ronk - Gambler's Blues / St. James Infirmary 1959
Tempo:
121.6 bpm
Chords used:
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Eb
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bbm] [F] It [Bbm] was down [F] by [Bbm] Old Joe's Bar [F] [Bbm] on the [Eb] corner [Bb] of the [F] square
They [Bbm] were [F] serving drinks [Bbm] as [Eb] usual [Gb] and the [F] usual [Bbm] crowd was [F] there
[Bbm] On my [F] left stood big [Bbm] Joe McKennedy [F] and [Bbm] his [Bb] eyes were [F] bloodshot red
Well [Bbm] he turned [F] to the crowd [Bbm] around [Eb] him, [Gb] these are the very [Ab] [F] [Bbm] words he said
[F] I went down to that St.
[Bbm] James [F] infirmary, [Bbm]
I [Bb] saw my [F] baby there
She sat [Bb] [Eb] down [F] on a [Bbm] long white [Eb] table, [Gb] so sweet [F] so [Bbm] cold so [F] fair
[Bbm] Let her go, [F] let her go, God [Bbm] bless [F] her,
[Bbm] wherever [Bb] she may [F] be
She [Bbm] may search [F] this wide [Bbm] world [Eb] over, never [Gb] find [F] a sweet [Bbm] man like [F] me
[Bbm] I will not [F] die, please bury me [Bbm] in my [Bb] hot tub, [Eb] steps [F] and hands
[Bbm] Put a twenty [F] dollar gold [Bbm] piece on my [Eb] watch [Gb] chain, my gang [Ab] will know [F] I won't [Bbm] die standing [F] proud
[Bbm] I want [F] six craft shooters [Bbm] for a [F] pallbearer, [Bbm] well the [Bb] chorus girls sing me a [F] song
[Bbm] I put a [F] jazz band [Bbm] on my horse, [Eb] why it [Bb] grays as hell [F] as I [Bbm] stroll [F] along
[Bbm] Let her go, [F] let her go, [Bbm] God bless [F] her, [Bbm] wherever [Bb] she may [F] be
She [Bbm] may search [F] this wide [Bbm] world over, [Eb]
[Gb] never find a [F] sweet man [Bb] like me
[F]
[Bbm] Well [F] now that I told [Bbm] my [F] story, [Bbm] I'll [Bb] take another shot [F] of booze
[Bb] And if anyone [F] should happen [Bbm] to ask [Eb] you, [Bb] well I got [F] toward Gambler's Blue
[Bbm] Let her go, [F] let her go, [Bbm] [F] God bless her,
[Bbm] wherever [Bb] she [F] may be
She [Bbm] may search [F] this [Bbm] wide world over, [Eb]
[Bb] never [Bbm] find a [Ebm] sweet man
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[Bbm] [F] It [Bbm] was down [F] by [Bbm] Old Joe's Bar [F] [Bbm] on the [Eb] corner [Bb] of the [F] square
They [Bbm] were [F] serving drinks [Bbm] as [Eb] usual [Gb] and the [F] usual [Bbm] crowd was [F] there
[Bbm] On my [F] left stood big [Bbm] Joe McKennedy [F] and [Bbm] his [Bb] eyes were [F] bloodshot red
Well [Bbm] he turned [F] to the crowd [Bbm] around [Eb] him, [Gb] these are the very [Ab] [F] [Bbm] words he said
[F] I went down to that St.
[Bbm] James [F] infirmary, [Bbm]
I [Bb] saw my [F] baby there
She sat [Bb] [Eb] down [F] on a [Bbm] long white [Eb] table, [Gb] so sweet [F] so [Bbm] cold so [F] fair
[Bbm] Let her go, [F] let her go, God [Bbm] bless [F] her,
[Bbm] wherever [Bb] she may [F] be
She [Bbm] may search [F] this wide [Bbm] world [Eb] over, never [Gb] find [F] a sweet [Bbm] man like [F] me
[Bbm] I will not [F] die, please bury me [Bbm] in my [Bb] hot tub, [Eb] steps [F] and hands
[Bbm] Put a twenty [F] dollar gold [Bbm] piece on my [Eb] watch [Gb] chain, my gang [Ab] will know [F] I won't [Bbm] die standing [F] proud
[Bbm] I want [F] six craft shooters [Bbm] for a [F] pallbearer, [Bbm] well the [Bb] chorus girls sing me a [F] song
[Bbm] I put a [F] jazz band [Bbm] on my horse, [Eb] why it [Bb] grays as hell [F] as I [Bbm] stroll [F] along
[Bbm] Let her go, [F] let her go, [Bbm] God bless [F] her, [Bbm] wherever [Bb] she may [F] be
She [Bbm] may search [F] this wide [Bbm] world over, [Eb]
[Gb] never find a [F] sweet man [Bb] like me
[F]
[Bbm] Well [F] now that I told [Bbm] my [F] story, [Bbm] I'll [Bb] take another shot [F] of booze
[Bb] And if anyone [F] should happen [Bbm] to ask [Eb] you, [Bb] well I got [F] toward Gambler's Blue
[Bbm] Let her go, [F] let her go, [Bbm] [F] God bless her,
[Bbm] wherever [Bb] she [F] may be
She [Bbm] may search [F] this [Bbm] wide world over, [Eb]
[Bb] never [Bbm] find a [Ebm] sweet man
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[Bbm] [F] [Bbm]
[F] [Bbm]
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[Bbm] _ _ [F] _ It [Bbm] was down [F] by [Bbm] Old Joe's Bar [F] _ [Bbm] on the [Eb] corner [Bb] of the [F] square
They [Bbm] were [F] serving drinks [Bbm] as [Eb] usual [Gb] and the [F] usual [Bbm] crowd was [F] there
[Bbm] On my [F] left stood big [Bbm] Joe McKennedy [F] _ and [Bbm] his [Bb] eyes were [F] bloodshot red
Well [Bbm] he turned [F] to the crowd [Bbm] around [Eb] him, [Gb] these are the very [Ab] _ [F] [Bbm] words he said
[F] _ I went down to that St.
[Bbm] James [F] infirmary, _ [Bbm]
I [Bb] saw my [F] baby there
_ She sat [Bb] [Eb] down [F] on a [Bbm] long white [Eb] table, _ [Gb] so sweet [F] so [Bbm] cold so [F] fair
[Bbm] Let her go, [F] let her go, God [Bbm] bless [F] her, _
[Bbm] wherever [Bb] she may [F] be
She [Bbm] may search [F] this wide [Bbm] world [Eb] over, never [Gb] find [F] a sweet [Bbm] man like [F] me
[Bbm] I will not [F] die, please bury me _ [Bbm] in my [Bb] hot tub, [Eb] steps [F] and hands
[Bbm] Put a twenty [F] dollar gold [Bbm] piece on my [Eb] watch [Gb] chain, my gang [Ab] will know [F] I won't [Bbm] die standing [F] proud
[Bbm] I want [F] six craft shooters [Bbm] for a _ [F] pallbearer, [Bbm] well the [Bb] chorus girls sing me a [F] song
[Bbm] I put a [F] jazz band [Bbm] on my horse, [Eb] why it [Bb] grays as hell [F] as I [Bbm] stroll [F] along
[Bbm] Let her go, [F] let her go, [Bbm] God bless [F] her, [Bbm] wherever _ [Bb] she may [F] be
She [Bbm] may search [F] this wide [Bbm] world over, [Eb] _
[Gb] never find a [F] sweet man [Bb] like me
[F] _
[Bbm] Well [F] now that I told [Bbm] my [F] story, _ [Bbm] I'll [Bb] take another shot [F] of booze
[Bb] And if anyone [F] should happen [Bbm] to ask [Eb] you, [Bb] well I got [F] toward Gambler's Blue _
[Bbm] Let her go, [F] let her go, [Bbm] [F] God bless her, _
[Bbm] wherever [Bb] she [F] may be
She [Bbm] may search [F] this [Bbm] wide world over, [Eb] _
[Bb] never [Bbm] find a [Ebm] sweet man
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[Bbm] _ _ [F] _ It [Bbm] was down [F] by [Bbm] Old Joe's Bar [F] _ [Bbm] on the [Eb] corner [Bb] of the [F] square
They [Bbm] were [F] serving drinks [Bbm] as [Eb] usual [Gb] and the [F] usual [Bbm] crowd was [F] there
[Bbm] On my [F] left stood big [Bbm] Joe McKennedy [F] _ and [Bbm] his [Bb] eyes were [F] bloodshot red
Well [Bbm] he turned [F] to the crowd [Bbm] around [Eb] him, [Gb] these are the very [Ab] _ [F] [Bbm] words he said
[F] _ I went down to that St.
[Bbm] James [F] infirmary, _ [Bbm]
I [Bb] saw my [F] baby there
_ She sat [Bb] [Eb] down [F] on a [Bbm] long white [Eb] table, _ [Gb] so sweet [F] so [Bbm] cold so [F] fair
[Bbm] Let her go, [F] let her go, God [Bbm] bless [F] her, _
[Bbm] wherever [Bb] she may [F] be
She [Bbm] may search [F] this wide [Bbm] world [Eb] over, never [Gb] find [F] a sweet [Bbm] man like [F] me
[Bbm] I will not [F] die, please bury me _ [Bbm] in my [Bb] hot tub, [Eb] steps [F] and hands
[Bbm] Put a twenty [F] dollar gold [Bbm] piece on my [Eb] watch [Gb] chain, my gang [Ab] will know [F] I won't [Bbm] die standing [F] proud
[Bbm] I want [F] six craft shooters [Bbm] for a _ [F] pallbearer, [Bbm] well the [Bb] chorus girls sing me a [F] song
[Bbm] I put a [F] jazz band [Bbm] on my horse, [Eb] why it [Bb] grays as hell [F] as I [Bbm] stroll [F] along
[Bbm] Let her go, [F] let her go, [Bbm] God bless [F] her, [Bbm] wherever _ [Bb] she may [F] be
She [Bbm] may search [F] this wide [Bbm] world over, [Eb] _
[Gb] never find a [F] sweet man [Bb] like me
[F] _
[Bbm] Well [F] now that I told [Bbm] my [F] story, _ [Bbm] I'll [Bb] take another shot [F] of booze
[Bb] And if anyone [F] should happen [Bbm] to ask [Eb] you, [Bb] well I got [F] toward Gambler's Blue _
[Bbm] Let her go, [F] let her go, [Bbm] [F] God bless her, _
[Bbm] wherever [Bb] she [F] may be
She [Bbm] may search [F] this [Bbm] wide world over, [Eb] _
[Bb] never [Bbm] find a [Ebm] sweet man
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