St. James Infirmary Chords by The Bridge City Sinners

Tempo:
124.7 bpm
Chords used:

Am

E

Dm

G

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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St. James Infirmary chords
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Well, [Am] I went [E] down to St.
[Am] James' infirmary, [Dm] then saw my baby [E] there.
[Am] She was laying out [E] on the [Am] long white table, [Dm] so sweet [Am] and so cold, so fair.
Well, I went on to see the doctor.
[Dm] She's feeling very low, [E] he said.
Well, [Am] I went back [E] to [Am] see my baby, and [Dm] good [E] God, she was lying [Am] in bed.
So, [G] [Am]
[Dm] she [E] may be, [Am] she may search this [E] whole [Am] library, and he'll find a [E]
motherfucker [Am] like me.
[E]
[Am] [Dm]
[Am] [E] [G] [Am] [E]
[Am] [Dm] [Ab]
[Am] [E]
[Am] [Dm] I'm not pointed out [E] this way, I live in dreams [Am] as usual, and [Dm] all the usual.
[E]
[Am] When I turn my head, [E] I stood on [Am] Joe McCannedy, [Dm] his eyes [E] were red, [Am] and he turned [E] to look down [Am] at him.
[Dm] And he [E]
[Am] said, let her [E]
[Am] go, cause this whole [Dm] library, she [E] may be, she [Am] may search [E] this
[Am] whole library, [Dm] and he'll find [E] a motherfucker [Am] like me.
[E]
[Am] [Dm]
[E] [Am] [E]
[Am] [Dm] [E] [Ab]
[Am] [E]
[Am] [Dm]
[E] [Am] [E]
[Am] [Dm] [E]
[Am] [E]
[Am] [Dm]
[E] [Am] [E]
[Am] [Dm] [E]
Well, [Am] [E] [Am]
[Dm] [E]
[Gm] [Am] [E] [Am]
[Ab] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[E] [Am] [E]
[Am] [Dm] [E]
[Am] I [E]
[Am] [Dm] went back to see my baby, and good God, she was lying in bed.
So, she may [E] be, she [Am] may search this [E] whole library, [Am] and [Dm] he'll find a [Dbm] motherfucker like [Am] me.
[E]
[Am] [Dm]
[Em] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[Em] So [Am]
now [G] they've heard [Am] my story, but [Dm] it's by another [E] girl.
Oh, oh, [Am] oh.
[D]
[E] Oh, [Am]
oh, oh, oh, oh.
[Dm] [Am] [B]
Key:  
Am
2311
E
2311
Dm
2311
G
2131
Ab
134211114
Am
2311
E
2311
Dm
2311
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To start learning The Bridge City Sinners - St. James Infirmary chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Dm, Am, E, Am, Dm and E in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 62 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 125 BPM. Considering the song's key of A Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ Well, [Am] I went [E] down to St.
[Am] James' infirmary, [Dm] then saw my baby [E] there. _
[Am] She was laying out [E] on the [Am] long white table, _ [Dm] so sweet [Am] and so cold, so fair.
_ Well, I went on to see the doctor.
_ _ [Dm] She's feeling very low, [E] he said.
_ Well, [Am] I went back [E] to [Am] see my baby, _ and [Dm] good [E] God, she was lying [Am] in bed. _
So, _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ she [E] may be, _ [Am] she may search this [E] whole [Am] library, _ _ and he'll find a [E]
motherfucker [Am] like me.
_ _ _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Am] _ [E] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Dm] I'm not pointed out [E] this way, _ I live in dreams [Am] as usual, and [Dm] all the usual.
[E] _ _
[Am] _ _ When I turn my head, [E] I stood on [Am] Joe McCannedy, [Dm] his eyes [E] were red, [Am] and he turned [E] to look down [Am] at him.
[Dm] And he _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ said, let her [E] _
[Am] go, cause this whole [Dm] library, she [E] may be, she [Am] may search [E] this _
[Am] whole library, [Dm] and he'll find [E] a motherfucker [Am] like _ me.
_ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ [Ab] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _
Well, [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ I _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] went back to see my baby, and good God, she was lying in bed.
So, she may [E] _ be, she [Am] may search this [E] whole library, [Am] _ _ and [Dm] he'll find a [Dbm] motherfucker like [Am] me.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ So _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ now [G] they've heard [Am] my story, but [Dm] it's by another _ [E] girl.
Oh, _ _ oh, [Am] oh. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] Oh, _ _ [Am] _
_ _ oh, oh, oh, oh.
_ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _

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This song is part of Bridge City Sinners album.

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