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St. James Infirmary by Doc Watson
St. James Infirmary
When will I ever be happy, when will I ever smile
My baby went and left me, shell be gone a long, long while.
Chorus
Em
I went down to that St. James Infirmary
Am Em
I heard sweet baby grown, Nobody down there could cheer me.
B Em
Cause I know that shell soon be gone.
It was down by old Joe's barroom, on the corner of the square
They were serving drinks as usual, and the usual crowd was there
On my left stood Big Joe McKennedy, and his eyes were bloodshot red
And he turned his face to the people, these were the very words he said
I was down to St. James infirmary, I saw my baby there
She was stretched out on a long white table,
So sweet, cool and so fair
Let her go, let her go, God bless her
Wherever she may be
She may search this whole wide world over
Never find a sweeter man as me
When I die please bury me in my high top Stetson hat
Put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain
The gang'll know I died standing pat
Let her go, let her go God bless her
Wherever she may be
She may search this wide world over
Never find a sweeter man as me
I want six crapshooters to be my pallbearers
Three pretty women to sing a song
Stick a jazz band on my hearse wagon
Raise hell as I stroll along
Let her go Let her go
God bless her
Wherever she may be
She may search this whole wide
World over
She'll never find a sweeter
Man as me
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version 2
Chords
EADGBe
Em7 02203x
Emadd9 022002
Em6 022020
Am6 002212
Am7 002213
C x32013
[Intro refrain]
Em7
When will I ever be happy
Am Em
When will I ever smile
Am
My baby went and left me
C B7
And she'll be gone a long long while
C B7 Em Emadd9 Em6
[Verse 1]
Em6 Em B7 Em Emadd9 Em
Went down to that St. James Infirmary
Em Emadd9 Am Am6
Heard sweet baby groan
Em B7 Em Emadd9 Em6
Nobody down there could cheer me
C B7 Em Emadd9
'Cause I knowed that she'd soon be gone
[Verse 2]
Em B7 Em Emadd9 Em
And as I was standing there a'grievin
Em Am6
My heart feelin' just like lead
Em B7 Em Emadd9
I knowed that she'd soon be leavin
C B7 Emadd9
I's a'Wishing that it was me instead
[Instrumental break]
Em B7 Em Emadd9 Em
Em Emadd9 Am Am7 Am6
Em B7 Em Emadd9
C B7 Em Emadd9
[Verse 3]
Em B7 Em Emadd9 Em
Then I went out to Old Joe's bar room
Em Am7 Am6
Most of my friends were there
Em B7 Em Emadd9
But nobody understood my trouble
C B7 Em Emadd9
I tell you, nobody seemed to care.
[Verse 4]
Em B7 Em
When I got back to that St. James Infirmary
Em Am Am6
All was still as night
Em B7 Em Emadd9
Sweet baby on a long low table
C B7 Em Emadd9
She was pale, and so cold and white
[Verse 5]
Em B7 Em Emadd9
And when I put my hand on her pretty face
Em Am Am7 Am6
It was cold like marble stone
Em B7 Em Emadd9
And I knowed that no woman could ever take her place
C B7 Em Emadd9
Lord it made me feel so alone
[Instrumental break]
Em B7 Em Emadd9 Em
Em Emadd9 Am Am7 Am6
Em B7 Em Emadd9
C B7 Em Emadd9
[Verse 6]
Em B7 Em Emadd9
She's gone, she's gone God bless her
Em Am Am6
Where-ever she might be
Em B7 Em Em6
If she'd searched this whole world over
C B7 Em Emadd9
She wouldn't have found a friend like me
[Verse 7]
Em B7 Em Emadd9
Give me my box back coat and my button shoes
Em Am Am7 Am6
when you've laid me down to sleep
Em B7 Em Emadd9
Put these old guitar picks right up in my lapel
C B7 Em Emadd9
And fellas set this old guitar right down by my feet
[Verse 8]
Em B7 Em Emadd9
Went down to that St. James Infirmary
Emadd9 Am Amadd6
Heard my sweet baby groan
Em B7 Em Em9
Nobody down there could cheer me
C B7 Em Emadd9
'Cause I knowed that she'd soon be gone
[Outro Instrumental]
Em B7 Em Emadd9 Em
Em Emadd9 Am Am7 Amadd6
Em B7 Em Emadd9
C B7 Em Emadd9
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