Chords for Lou Rawls St James Infirmary

Tempo:
113.85 bpm
Chords used:

Ebm

Ab

Bb

Gb

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lou Rawls St James Infirmary chords
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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.
Key:  
Ebm
13421116
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Gb
134211112
D
1321
Ebm
13421116
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Lou Rawls - (Live/Remastered) St. James Infirmary chords, practice playing Ab, Ebm and Ab in sequence. Set your pace at 56 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 114. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Eb Major.

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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. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Irving Mills who authored this song.

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