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AmIt was down at E7old Joe's Ambar room
AmAt the corner      Fmaj7by     Cthe E7square
They were Amserving E7drinks as AmusualAm/G  
AmAnd the Fmaj7usual E7crowd was Amthere
AmOn my left stood E7big Joe AmMacKennedy
AmHis eyes were Fmaj7blood-   Cshot     E7red
And as he Amturned to the E7crowd AmarounAm/Gd him
AmThese were the Fmajvery   E7words he Amsaid.
AmI went down to E7St. James AmInfirmary
AmI saw my Fmaj7ba-     Cby    E7there
AmStretched out on a E7long, white AmtableAm/G  
So Fmaj7young, so   E7cold, so Amfair
AmSeventeen E7coal-black Amhorses
AmHitched to a Fmaj7rubber-Ctied E7hack
SAmeven girls E7goin' to the AmgraveyAm/Gard
Only Fmaj7six of them are E7coming Amback
AmLet her go. E7Let her go, AmGod bless her
AmWherever Fmaj7she     Cmay     E7be
She may Amsearch this E7wide world AmoverAm/G  
And never Fmaj7find another E7man like Amme
AmWhen I die E7just Ambury me
AmIn my Fmaj7high-top CStetson E7hat
Place a Amtwenty-dollar E7gold piece on my Amwatch chaiAm/Gn
My Fmaj7gang will know E7I      died standing Ampat
I want Amsix crap-E7shooters for my Ampallbearers
A Amchorus girl to Fmaj7sing me Ca   sE7ong
Put a Amjazz band on E7my hearse AmwagonAm/G  
To raise Fmaj7hell as we E7roll Amalong
AmLet her go. E7Let her go, AmGod bless her
AmWherever Fmaj7she     Cmay     E7be
She may sAmearch this E7wide world AmoverAm/G  
And never Fmaj7find sweet E7man like Amme
AmNow that you've E7heard my Amstory
AmI'll take another Fmaj7shot    Cof   E7booze
AmAnd if anyone E7here should Amask youAm/G  
I've got Fmaj7the    E7gambler's Amblues
AmLet her go. E7Let her go, God Ambless her
AmWherever Fmaj7she     Cmay     E7be
She may Amsearch this E7wide world AmoverAm/G  
And never Fmaj7find sweet E7man likAme me

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Gamblers Blues St James Infirmary

by Dave Van Ronk

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Fmaj7

Am/G

Fmaj

Am E7 Am

It was down at old Joe's bar room

Am Fmaj7 C E7

At the corner by the square

Am E7 Am Am/G

They were serving drinks as usual

Am Fmaj7 E7 Am

And the usual crowd was there

Am E7 Am

On my left stood big Joe MacKennedy

Am Fmaj7 C E7

His eyes were blood- shot red

Am E7 Am Am/G

And as he turned to the crowd around him

Am Fmaj E7 Am

These were the very words he said.

Am E7 Am

I went down to St. James Infirmary

Am Fmaj7 C E7

I saw my ba- by there

Am E7 Am Am/G

Stretched out on a long, white table

Fmaj7 E7 Am

So young, so cold, so fair

Am E7 Am

Seventeen coal-black horses

Am Fmaj7 C E7

Hitched to a rubber-tied hack

Am E7 Am Am/G

Seven girls goin' to the graveyard

Fmaj7 E7 Am

Only six of them are coming back

Am E7 Am

Let her go. Let her go, God bless her

Am Fmaj7 C E7

Wherever she may be

Am E7 Am Am/G

She may search this wide world over

Fmaj7 E7 Am

And never find another man like me

Am E7 Am

When I die just bury me

Am Fmaj7 C E7

In my high-top Stetson hat

Am E7 Am Am/G

Place a twenty-dollar gold piece on my watch chain

Fmaj7 E7 Am

My gang will know I died standing pat

Am E7 Am

I want six crap-shooters for my pallbearers

Am Fmaj7 C E7

A chorus girl to sing me a song

Am E7 Am Am/G

Put a jazz band on my hearse wagon

Fmaj7 E7 Am

To raise hell as we roll along

Am E7 Am

Let her go. Let her go, God bless her

Am Fmaj7 C E7

Wherever she may be

Am E7 Am Am/G

She may search this wide world over

Fmaj7 E7 Am

And never find sweet man like me

Am E7 Am

Now that you've heard my story

Am Fmaj7 C E7

I'll take another shot of booze

Am E7 Am Am/G

And if anyone here should ask you

Fmaj7 E7 Am

I've got the gambler's blues

Am E7 Am

Let her go. Let her go, God bless her

Am Fmaj7 C E7

Wherever she may be

Am E7 Am Am/G

She may search this wide world over

Fmaj7 E7 Am

And never find sweet man like me

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