Chords for Lou Rawls St James Infirmary
Tempo:
113.85 bpm
Chords used:
Ebm
Ab
Bb
Gb
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I [Ab] feel so blue [Ebm] and I feel heartbroken.
[Ab] [Ebm] What am [D] [Gb] I [C] living?
[Abm] [B] [Bb]
[Ebm] My baby, she [Ab] went away and [Dbm] she [E] [Ebm] left me.
No,
[D] [Gbm] [Gb]
[B] [Bb] to come [Gb] back.
[Ab] [Bb]
No, [C]
[N]
[Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Ebm] to St.
James and Irving.
I [Ab] heard my [Fm] baby grow.
[D] [Db] [Ebm] I felt so [Abm] broken [Gb] hearted.
[F] [Bb] She used to be [Ebm] mine.
I tried so hard to keep from crying.
My heart felt just [Ab] like [Bb] this.
[Ebm] She was all I [Db] had to live [Gb] for.
[F] And I wasted [Bb] that new me [Ebm] instead.
[Bbm] Oh yeah.
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Gb] [Eb] [D] I
[Ebm] said I went down [Gb] to St.
James [Fm] infirmary.
[Ebm] And [Ab] I saw my baby there.
[Bb] [Ebm] Stressed out [Ab] on a long, [Dbm] long, long [Gb] white table.
[F] So sweet, [Bb] so [Ebm] cold, so bad.
But [Bbm] let her go, [Ab] go, [Ebm] go.
[Ab] Bless the girl, [Ebm] oh wherever [Ab] she may [F] be.
[G] [Bb] [Ebm] She can search this [Abm] whole [Gb] wide world all over.
But [Fm] [C] she won't [D] ever find a [Ebm] sweet man like me.
[Bb] [Ebm] When I [Ab] die, I want you [Db] to dress [Ebm] me in straight-laced shoes.
[Ab] Box back coat and a Stetson hat.
[Bb] [Ebm] And put a $20 gold [Abm] piece on my [Gb] watch [Bb] chain.
[F] So all the [D] boys will know that I [Ebm] died standing in the path of hell.
I died standing pat.
[Ab] Well, I'm staying [Ebm] in the infirmary.
[Ab] Want you to let [Ebm] my baby go.
[Ab] I [Ebm] [Ab] don't want to go [Ebm] on without that [Ab] girl.
[Ebm] [Abm] Because I love [Ebm] her so.
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] I said that I'm [Ebm] lonesome and [Abm] brokenhearted.
[Ebm] [Ab] You know that I am so blue.
[Eb] [Ebm] Without my baby by my [Ab] side.
[Ebm] [Ab] Lord, I just [Ebm] don't know what I'm going to do now.
[Bb] St.
James [Ebm] infirmary.
Let my baby go.
[Ab] Let my [Ebm] baby go.
[Ab] Lord, I said let my baby go.
You let my baby go.
Go, go, go.
You let my baby go.
Let my [Ebm] baby go.
Let my baby go.
Let my baby go.
Let my baby go.
St.
James infirmary.
[Dm] [Eb] Thank [Ebm]
you.
[N] Yeah, thank you.
Thank you so much.
[Ab] [Ebm] What am [D] [Gb] I [C] living?
[Abm] [B] [Bb]
[Ebm] My baby, she [Ab] went away and [Dbm] she [E] [Ebm] left me.
No,
[D] [Gbm] [Gb]
[B] [Bb] to come [Gb] back.
[Ab] [Bb]
No, [C]
[N]
[Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Ebm] to St.
James and Irving.
I [Ab] heard my [Fm] baby grow.
[D] [Db] [Ebm] I felt so [Abm] broken [Gb] hearted.
[F] [Bb] She used to be [Ebm] mine.
I tried so hard to keep from crying.
My heart felt just [Ab] like [Bb] this.
[Ebm] She was all I [Db] had to live [Gb] for.
[F] And I wasted [Bb] that new me [Ebm] instead.
[Bbm] Oh yeah.
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Gb] [Eb] [D] I
[Ebm] said I went down [Gb] to St.
James [Fm] infirmary.
[Ebm] And [Ab] I saw my baby there.
[Bb] [Ebm] Stressed out [Ab] on a long, [Dbm] long, long [Gb] white table.
[F] So sweet, [Bb] so [Ebm] cold, so bad.
But [Bbm] let her go, [Ab] go, [Ebm] go.
[Ab] Bless the girl, [Ebm] oh wherever [Ab] she may [F] be.
[G] [Bb] [Ebm] She can search this [Abm] whole [Gb] wide world all over.
But [Fm] [C] she won't [D] ever find a [Ebm] sweet man like me.
[Bb] [Ebm] When I [Ab] die, I want you [Db] to dress [Ebm] me in straight-laced shoes.
[Ab] Box back coat and a Stetson hat.
[Bb] [Ebm] And put a $20 gold [Abm] piece on my [Gb] watch [Bb] chain.
[F] So all the [D] boys will know that I [Ebm] died standing in the path of hell.
I died standing pat.
[Ab] Well, I'm staying [Ebm] in the infirmary.
[Ab] Want you to let [Ebm] my baby go.
[Ab] I [Ebm] [Ab] don't want to go [Ebm] on without that [Ab] girl.
[Ebm] [Abm] Because I love [Ebm] her so.
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] I said that I'm [Ebm] lonesome and [Abm] brokenhearted.
[Ebm] [Ab] You know that I am so blue.
[Eb] [Ebm] Without my baby by my [Ab] side.
[Ebm] [Ab] Lord, I just [Ebm] don't know what I'm going to do now.
[Bb] St.
James [Ebm] infirmary.
Let my baby go.
[Ab] Let my [Ebm] baby go.
[Ab] Lord, I said let my baby go.
You let my baby go.
Go, go, go.
You let my baby go.
Let my [Ebm] baby go.
Let my baby go.
Let my baby go.
Let my baby go.
St.
James infirmary.
[Dm] [Eb] Thank [Ebm]
you.
[N] Yeah, thank you.
Thank you so much.
Key:
Ebm
Ab
Bb
Gb
D
Ebm
Ab
Bb
I _ [Ab] feel so blue _ _ _ [Ebm] and I feel heartbroken. _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] What am _ _ [D] [Gb] I _ [C] living? _
_ _ [Abm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Ebm] My baby, _ _ _ she [Ab] went away _ _ and [Dbm] she [E] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] left _ me.
_ _ No, _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Gbm] _ [Gb] _
[B] _ _ _ [Bb] to come [Gb] back.
[Ab] _ [Bb] _
_ _ No, _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ to St.
James and Irving.
_ _ I [Ab] heard my [Fm] baby grow.
[D] _ [Db] [Ebm] I _ felt so [Abm] broken [Gb] hearted.
_ [F] _ [Bb] She used to be [Ebm] mine.
I _ _ tried so hard to keep from crying.
_ _ My heart felt just [Ab] like [Bb] this.
[Ebm] She was all I [Db] had to live [Gb] for.
[F] And I wasted [Bb] that new me [Ebm] _ instead.
[Bbm] Oh yeah. _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [D] I _
[Ebm] _ _ said I went down [Gb] to St.
James [Fm] infirmary.
_ [Ebm] And [Ab] I saw my baby there.
[Bb] _ [Ebm] Stressed out [Ab] on a long, [Dbm] long, long [Gb] white table.
[F] So sweet, [Bb] so [Ebm] cold, so bad.
But [Bbm] let her go, [Ab] go, [Ebm] go.
[Ab] Bless the girl, [Ebm] oh wherever [Ab] she may [F] be.
[G] _ [Bb] [Ebm] She can search this [Abm] whole [Gb] wide world all over.
But [Fm] [C] she won't [D] ever find a [Ebm] sweet man like me.
[Bb] _ [Ebm] When I [Ab] die, I want you [Db] to dress [Ebm] me in straight-laced shoes.
[Ab] Box back coat and a Stetson hat.
[Bb] _ [Ebm] And put a $20 gold [Abm] piece on my [Gb] watch [Bb] chain.
[F] So all the [D] boys will know that I [Ebm] died standing in the path of hell.
I _ _ died standing pat. _
_ [Ab] Well, I'm staying [Ebm] in the infirmary. _
_ [Ab] Want you to let [Ebm] my baby go.
[Ab] I _ [Ebm] [Ab] don't want to go [Ebm] on without that [Ab] girl.
[Ebm] _ [Abm] Because I love [Ebm] her so.
_ [Ab] _ _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] I said that I'm [Ebm] lonesome and [Abm] brokenhearted. _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] You know that I am so blue. _ _
[Eb] _ [Ebm] Without my baby by my [Ab] side. _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] Lord, I just [Ebm] don't know what I'm going to do now.
[Bb] St.
James [Ebm] infirmary.
Let my baby go.
[Ab] Let my [Ebm] baby go.
[Ab] Lord, I said let my baby go.
You let my baby go.
Go, go, go.
You let my baby go.
Let my [Ebm] baby go.
Let my baby go.
Let my baby go.
Let my baby go. _
_ _ _ St.
James _ infirmary.
_ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] Thank _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ you.
_ [N] Yeah, thank you.
_ _ Thank you so much. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] What am _ _ [D] [Gb] I _ [C] living? _
_ _ [Abm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Ebm] My baby, _ _ _ she [Ab] went away _ _ and [Dbm] she [E] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] left _ me.
_ _ No, _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Gbm] _ [Gb] _
[B] _ _ _ [Bb] to come [Gb] back.
[Ab] _ [Bb] _
_ _ No, _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ to St.
James and Irving.
_ _ I [Ab] heard my [Fm] baby grow.
[D] _ [Db] [Ebm] I _ felt so [Abm] broken [Gb] hearted.
_ [F] _ [Bb] She used to be [Ebm] mine.
I _ _ tried so hard to keep from crying.
_ _ My heart felt just [Ab] like [Bb] this.
[Ebm] She was all I [Db] had to live [Gb] for.
[F] And I wasted [Bb] that new me [Ebm] _ instead.
[Bbm] Oh yeah. _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [D] I _
[Ebm] _ _ said I went down [Gb] to St.
James [Fm] infirmary.
_ [Ebm] And [Ab] I saw my baby there.
[Bb] _ [Ebm] Stressed out [Ab] on a long, [Dbm] long, long [Gb] white table.
[F] So sweet, [Bb] so [Ebm] cold, so bad.
But [Bbm] let her go, [Ab] go, [Ebm] go.
[Ab] Bless the girl, [Ebm] oh wherever [Ab] she may [F] be.
[G] _ [Bb] [Ebm] She can search this [Abm] whole [Gb] wide world all over.
But [Fm] [C] she won't [D] ever find a [Ebm] sweet man like me.
[Bb] _ [Ebm] When I [Ab] die, I want you [Db] to dress [Ebm] me in straight-laced shoes.
[Ab] Box back coat and a Stetson hat.
[Bb] _ [Ebm] And put a $20 gold [Abm] piece on my [Gb] watch [Bb] chain.
[F] So all the [D] boys will know that I [Ebm] died standing in the path of hell.
I _ _ died standing pat. _
_ [Ab] Well, I'm staying [Ebm] in the infirmary. _
_ [Ab] Want you to let [Ebm] my baby go.
[Ab] I _ [Ebm] [Ab] don't want to go [Ebm] on without that [Ab] girl.
[Ebm] _ [Abm] Because I love [Ebm] her so.
_ [Ab] _ _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] I said that I'm [Ebm] lonesome and [Abm] brokenhearted. _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] You know that I am so blue. _ _
[Eb] _ [Ebm] Without my baby by my [Ab] side. _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] Lord, I just [Ebm] don't know what I'm going to do now.
[Bb] St.
James [Ebm] infirmary.
Let my baby go.
[Ab] Let my [Ebm] baby go.
[Ab] Lord, I said let my baby go.
You let my baby go.
Go, go, go.
You let my baby go.
Let my [Ebm] baby go.
Let my baby go.
Let my baby go.
Let my baby go. _
_ _ _ St.
James _ infirmary.
_ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] Thank _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ you.
_ [N] Yeah, thank you.
_ _ Thank you so much. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _