St. James Hospital Chords by Tony Rice

Tempo:
73.375 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

A

F#

E

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tony Rice - St. James Hospital chords
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[Bm] [F#m] Early one morning, past the [B] St.
James Hospital.
[Bm] Early [A] one morning, [F#] morning the month of May.
[Bm] When I looked through [A] the window, and [F#] I spied [Bm] a deer cowboy.
It was a deer [E] cowboy, [F#m] as [Bm] cold as the glade.
[Bm] Sit [A] ye down by me, [F#] and hear my sad [Bm] story.
Sit ye [A] down by me, [F#] and sing me a song.
[Bm] For my forehead [A] is aching, [F#] and my sad [Bm] heart is breaking.
I'm a [E] poor cowboy, [Bm] that don't need darn wrong.
[A] [F#] [B] [Bm]
[A] [F#]
[Bm] [A] [F#] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
Send [A] for that doctor, [F#] to come and heal [Bm] up my body.
And send [A] for that preacher, [F#] to come and pray for my soul.
[Bm] For my forehead [A] is aching, and my [F#] sad [Bm] heart is breaking.
I'm a [E] poor cowboy, [G] [F#] and hell is [Bm] my doom.
[C#] [Bm] [E] [Bm]
[A] [F#] [Bm]
[A] [F#]
[Bm] [A] [F#] [Bm]
[E] [G] [Bm]
It's sixteen [A] pretty maidens, [F#m] to come and [Bm] carry my coffin.
It's sixteen [A] pretty maidens, [F#] to come and sing me a song.
[Bm] And tell [A] her to bring some of them [F#] [Bm] sweet smelling roses.
So they [E] can't smell me, [F#] as they told [Bm] me along.
[F#m] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [Bm] [C#m]
[Bm] [A] [F#]
[Bm] [A] [F#] [Bm]
[E] [G] [Bm]
[B] [Bm] Beat [A] the drums slowly, [F#] and play [Bm] the pipe lowly.
Play [A] the death march, [F#] as you carry me along.
[Bm] And throw [A] bunches of lilies, all [F#] [Bm] over my coffin.
[Bm]
There goes a [E] poor cowboy, [Bm] that don't need darn wrong.
Early [A] one morning, past the [Bm] St.
James Hospital.
Early [A] one morning, [F#] in the month of May.
[Bm] When I look through [A] the window, [F#] and I spot [Bm] a dear cowboy.
It was a dear [E] cowboy, [G] [F#m] as cold [Bm] as the clay.
[F#m] [Bm] [N]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
A
1231
F#
134211112
E
2311
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
F#
134211112
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To learn Tony Rice - St. James Hospital chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, F#, Bm, A, Bm, Bm, E and Bm in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 36 BPM and then match the original tempo of 73 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: B Minor.

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[Bm] _ _ [F#m] Early one morning, past the [B] St.
James Hospital.
_ [Bm] _ Early [A] one morning, [F#] morning the month of May.
[Bm] When I looked through [A] the window, and [F#] I spied [Bm] a deer cowboy. _ _
It was a deer [E] cowboy, [F#m] as [Bm] cold as the glade.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ Sit [A] ye down by me, [F#] and hear my sad [Bm] story. _ _
Sit ye [A] down by me, [F#] and sing me a song.
[Bm] For my forehead [A] is aching, [F#] and my sad [Bm] heart is breaking.
_ I'm a [E] poor cowboy, [Bm] that don't need darn wrong. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Send [A] for that doctor, [F#] to come and heal [Bm] up my body. _ _
And send [A] for that preacher, [F#] to come and pray for my soul.
[Bm] For my forehead [A] is aching, and my [F#] sad [Bm] heart is breaking.
_ I'm a [E] poor cowboy, [G] [F#] and hell is [Bm] my doom.
_ [C#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's sixteen [A] pretty maidens, [F#m] to come and [Bm] carry my coffin. _
It's sixteen [A] pretty maidens, [F#] to come and sing me a song.
[Bm] And tell [A] her to bring some of them [F#] [Bm] sweet smelling roses.
_ So they [E] can't smell me, [F#] as they told [Bm] me along.
_ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Bm] _ [C#m] _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ Beat [A] the drums slowly, [F#] and play [Bm] the pipe lowly. _
Play [A] the death march, [F#] as you carry me along.
[Bm] And throw [A] bunches of lilies, all [F#] [Bm] over my coffin.
[Bm] _
There goes a [E] poor cowboy, [Bm] that don't need darn wrong.
_ _ Early [A] one morning, past the [Bm] St.
James Hospital.
_ _ Early [A] one morning, [F#] in the month of May.
[Bm] When I look through [A] the window, [F#] and I spot [Bm] a dear cowboy.
_ It was a dear [E] cowboy, [G] [F#m] as cold [Bm] as the clay.
_ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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