Chords for George Lewis: St James Infirmary
Tempo:
93.8 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
Bb
A
Em
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Db] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Em] [Dm] [Em] [F]
[Gm] [Bb] [A] [Bb]
[G] [Bb]
[A]
[Dm] [G] [F]
[C] [Bb]
[Dm] [Em] [F]
[Gm] [Dm] [Bb] [A]
[Dm] [Em] [F]
[Gm] [Bb] [Em]
[Dm] [A] [F]
[Gm] [Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [A] [F]
[Dm] [Bb] [Em] [Dm]
I went down [G] to sleep.
[Dm]
[Bb] [A]
[Dm] [Em] [Dm]
[Gm] [Bb] [E] [Dm]
[Em] [F]
[Gm] [Dm] [Bb] [A]
[Dm] [Em] [F]
[D] [Bb] [A] [Dm]
[A] [D] I went [Em] down to St.
[Dm] James infirmary.
[Bb] Heard my [A] baby groan.
[Dm] I [Em] felt so [F] broken [Gm] hearted.
She [A] used to be my [D] own.
[A] I went [Em] down to St.
[F] James [Gm] infirmary.
[F] [Bb] Saw my [A] baby there.
[D] Stretched out [G] on a long [F] white table.
[Gm] [Bb] So pale, [A] so cold, so black.
[D] I [Em] tried to eat [F] but I'm crying.
[G] [Dm] My [Bb] heart felt just [A] like land.
[Dm] She was [Em] all I had [Dm] to live for.
[D] [Bb] I wish that [A] it was me [Dm]
instead.
Though [D] she treated [A] me mean [Dm] and low down.
Somehow [Bb] I didn't [A]
care.
[Dm] My [Em] soul is sick [F] and weary.
[Gm] [Bb] I hope we'll [Em] meet again [Dm] somewhere.
[Db] Let [Dm] her go.
[Em] Let her go.
May [F] God bless her [Gm] wherever [Bb] she [A] may be.
[D] She can search this [Em] whole wide [F] world for her.
[Bb] But she'll never find [E] another man like me.
[D] [Dm] When I die, I want hot tubs, shoes, and buttons spread.
And on my [A] head a Stetson hat.
Put a twenty [Em] dollar gold piece [F] on my watch chain.
So the [Bb] boys will know I [Dm] died staying grand.
[F]
[Dm] [Bb] [A]
[Dm] [G] [Dm]
[Bb] [Em] [Dm]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Am]
[Dm] [Em] [F]
[Bb] [A] [Dm]
[N]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Em] [Dm] [Em] [F]
[Gm] [Bb] [A] [Bb]
[G] [Bb]
[A]
[Dm] [G] [F]
[C] [Bb]
[Dm] [Em] [F]
[Gm] [Dm] [Bb] [A]
[Dm] [Em] [F]
[Gm] [Bb] [Em]
[Dm] [A] [F]
[Gm] [Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [A] [F]
[Dm] [Bb] [Em] [Dm]
I went down [G] to sleep.
[Dm]
[Bb] [A]
[Dm] [Em] [Dm]
[Gm] [Bb] [E] [Dm]
[Em] [F]
[Gm] [Dm] [Bb] [A]
[Dm] [Em] [F]
[D] [Bb] [A] [Dm]
[A] [D] I went [Em] down to St.
[Dm] James infirmary.
[Bb] Heard my [A] baby groan.
[Dm] I [Em] felt so [F] broken [Gm] hearted.
She [A] used to be my [D] own.
[A] I went [Em] down to St.
[F] James [Gm] infirmary.
[F] [Bb] Saw my [A] baby there.
[D] Stretched out [G] on a long [F] white table.
[Gm] [Bb] So pale, [A] so cold, so black.
[D] I [Em] tried to eat [F] but I'm crying.
[G] [Dm] My [Bb] heart felt just [A] like land.
[Dm] She was [Em] all I had [Dm] to live for.
[D] [Bb] I wish that [A] it was me [Dm]
instead.
Though [D] she treated [A] me mean [Dm] and low down.
Somehow [Bb] I didn't [A]
care.
[Dm] My [Em] soul is sick [F] and weary.
[Gm] [Bb] I hope we'll [Em] meet again [Dm] somewhere.
[Db] Let [Dm] her go.
[Em] Let her go.
May [F] God bless her [Gm] wherever [Bb] she [A] may be.
[D] She can search this [Em] whole wide [F] world for her.
[Bb] But she'll never find [E] another man like me.
[D] [Dm] When I die, I want hot tubs, shoes, and buttons spread.
And on my [A] head a Stetson hat.
Put a twenty [Em] dollar gold piece [F] on my watch chain.
So the [Bb] boys will know I [Dm] died staying grand.
[F]
[Dm] [Bb] [A]
[Dm] [G] [Dm]
[Bb] [Em] [Dm]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Am]
[Dm] [Em] [F]
[Bb] [A] [Dm]
[N]
Key:
Dm
Bb
A
Em
F
Dm
Bb
A
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_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _
_ I went down [G] to sleep.
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [A] _ [D] I went [Em] down to St.
[Dm] James infirmary.
_ _ [Bb] Heard my [A] baby groan.
_ [Dm] I [Em] felt so [F] broken [Gm] hearted.
_ She [A] used to be my [D] own.
_ [A] _ I went [Em] down to St.
[F] James [Gm] infirmary.
_ [F] _ [Bb] Saw my [A] baby there.
_ [D] Stretched out [G] on a long [F] white table.
[Gm] _ [Bb] So pale, [A] so cold, so black.
_ [D] I [Em] tried to eat [F] but I'm crying.
[G] _ _ [Dm] My [Bb] heart felt just [A] like land.
_ [Dm] She was [Em] all I had [Dm] to live for.
[D] _ [Bb] I wish that [A] it was me [Dm]
instead.
Though [D] she treated [A] me mean [Dm] and low down.
_ Somehow [Bb] I didn't [A]
care.
_ [Dm] My [Em] soul is sick [F] and weary.
_ [Gm] _ [Bb] I hope we'll [Em] meet again [Dm] somewhere.
_ [Db] Let [Dm] her go.
[Em] Let her go.
May [F] God bless her [Gm] _ wherever [Bb] she [A] may be.
[D] She can search this [Em] whole wide [F] world for her.
[Bb] But she'll never find [E] another man like me.
[D] _ [Dm] When I die, I want hot tubs, shoes, and buttons spread.
_ And on my [A] head a Stetson hat.
_ Put a twenty [Em] dollar gold piece [F] on my watch chain.
So the [Bb] boys will know I [Dm] died staying grand.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _
_ I went down [G] to sleep.
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [A] _ [D] I went [Em] down to St.
[Dm] James infirmary.
_ _ [Bb] Heard my [A] baby groan.
_ [Dm] I [Em] felt so [F] broken [Gm] hearted.
_ She [A] used to be my [D] own.
_ [A] _ I went [Em] down to St.
[F] James [Gm] infirmary.
_ [F] _ [Bb] Saw my [A] baby there.
_ [D] Stretched out [G] on a long [F] white table.
[Gm] _ [Bb] So pale, [A] so cold, so black.
_ [D] I [Em] tried to eat [F] but I'm crying.
[G] _ _ [Dm] My [Bb] heart felt just [A] like land.
_ [Dm] She was [Em] all I had [Dm] to live for.
[D] _ [Bb] I wish that [A] it was me [Dm]
instead.
Though [D] she treated [A] me mean [Dm] and low down.
_ Somehow [Bb] I didn't [A]
care.
_ [Dm] My [Em] soul is sick [F] and weary.
_ [Gm] _ [Bb] I hope we'll [Em] meet again [Dm] somewhere.
_ [Db] Let [Dm] her go.
[Em] Let her go.
May [F] God bless her [Gm] _ wherever [Bb] she [A] may be.
[D] She can search this [Em] whole wide [F] world for her.
[Bb] But she'll never find [E] another man like me.
[D] _ [Dm] When I die, I want hot tubs, shoes, and buttons spread.
_ And on my [A] head a Stetson hat.
_ Put a twenty [Em] dollar gold piece [F] on my watch chain.
So the [Bb] boys will know I [Dm] died staying grand.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _