St. James Infirmary Chords by Eric Burdon & The Animals

Tempo:
132.5 bpm
Chords used:

Em

A

E

B

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Burdon & The Animals - St. James Infirmary (1968) chords
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It was [B] me,
[Bb] [E] me, me.
[G] I went [B] down [Em]
to Pope Joe's Bar on [A] the [Em] corner [C] by the [B] square.
[Eb] [B] [Em] All the men [A] were having drinks, [Em] same as usual.
[A]
And [C] the same [B] old clown [E] was there.
[Em] [A] Oh no, [E] [Em] [A] oh [Em] no, [A] oh no.
On [E] my left [Em]
[A] stood my [Em] good friend Joseph McKinney.
[A] [Em] Oh his eyes
[C] were bloodshot [B] in red.
[E] And he turned [Em] [A] to the people [E] standing by him.
[Em] [A] [C] And he's a [B] person.
[E]
[Em] [A] Oh no, [E]
[Em] oh [A] no, [E]
[Em] [A] oh no.
[E]
[Em] [A] To that same [E] gent [Em] [A]
[E] [Em] [C]
[B]
[E] she was lying on [Em] [A]
[E] my table, [Em] yeah.
[A]
[C] So cold, [B] so stiff, she was [E] dead.
[Em] [A] Oh no, [E] [Em] oh [A] no, [E] [Em]
[A] oh no.
[E]
[A] [Em]
[C] [B]
[Gb] [Eb] [Em]
[A] [Em] [A]
[C] [B]
[Em] [A]
[Em]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [A]
[Em] [C]
[B]
[Em] [A]
[Em] [A]
[C] [B]
[Em] Oh [A]
no, [Em] oh no, [A] oh no.
[Em]
[A] Let her go, [Em]
[A] let her [Em] go, God bless her.
[A] [E]
[Em] Whatever [C] she [B] may be, [Eb] [B]
she [E] can search, [Em] [A] search [Em] this whole wide world over.
[A]
[C] But she'll never [B] find another man as good as [Em] me.
[A] No, no, no [Em] she'll never, oh [A] no, never [Em] find another man.
[A]
[Em] Treated her like I did.
Give her all my money, yeah.
[A] Never [Em] find another man like me.
[A] [Em] Never, never.
[A]
[Em] Oh she'll never, [A]
never [Em] find another [A]
man like [Em] me.
[A]
[Em]
[A] [Em] Oh [E] she'll never.
[B]
Man, who treated her like I did.
[E] [Em] [A] [Em] [A]
[D] [E] [A] [Em] [A]
[E] [B] [E]
[D] [A] [E]
[Am] [E]
[D] [N]
Key:  
Em
121
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
C
3211
Em
121
A
1231
E
2311
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To learn Eric Burdon & The Animals - St. James Infirmary chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Em, A, E, Em, A and Em. Start with a comfortable 66 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 132. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: E Minor.

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It was [B] me, _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] [E] me, me. _ _
_ _ [G] I went [B] down [Em] _
to Pope _ Joe's Bar on [A] _ _ _ the [Em] corner _ [C] by _ the [B] square.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [B] _ [Em] All the men [A] were having drinks, _ [Em] same as usual.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
And [C] the same _ [B] old clown _ [E] was there.
[Em] _ [A] Oh no, _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] oh [Em] no, _ _ _ _ [A] oh no.
On [E] my left [Em] _
[A] stood my [Em] good friend Joseph McKinney.
[A] _ _ _ [Em] Oh his eyes _
_ [C] were bloodshot [B] in red. _
_ _ _ _ [E] And he turned [Em] _ [A] to the people [E] standing by him.
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] And _ he's a [B] _ _ person.
[E] _
_ [Em] _ [A] Oh no, _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ oh [A] no, [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] oh no.
_ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ To that same [E] gent _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] she was lying on [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] my table, [Em] yeah.
_ [A] _ _
_ [C] So cold, _ [B] so stiff, she was [E] dead.
_ [Em] _ [A] Oh no, _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ oh [A] no, _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _
[A] oh no.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ Oh [A]
no, _ _ [Em] _ _ _ oh _ no, _ _ _ _ [A] oh _ no.
[Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Let her go, [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ let her [Em] go, God bless her.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] Whatever _ [C] she _ [B] may be, _ _ [Eb] _ [B] _
she [E] can search, [Em] _ _ [A] _ search [Em] this whole wide world over.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [C] But she'll never _ [B] find another man as good as [Em] me.
_ [A] No, no, no [Em] she'll never, _ oh [A] no, never [Em] find another man.
_ [A] _
_ _ [Em] Treated her like I did. _
_ Give her all my money, yeah. _
_ [A] Never [Em] find another man like me. _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] Never, never.
[A] _
_ _ [Em] Oh she'll never, _ _ [A] _
_ never [Em] find another _ _ _ [A]
man like _ [Em] _ me.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ Oh _ _ _ [E] she'll never. _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Man, who treated her like I did.
_ _ [E] _ [Em] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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It's Eric Burdon who authored this song.

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