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St James Infirmary Blues

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Standard Tuning EADGBe 
Intro: Am  
Oh coco!
Verse 1: 
AmWell Folks, I'm gEoin' down to St. AmJames Infirmary, to sFee my bEaby theE7re 
AmShe's streEtched out on a lAmong, white table, looks so Fgood, so cEold, so fAmair. 
Verse 2: 
AmLet her go, lEet her go, gAmod bless her, wFherever she Emay bE7e, 
AmShe will sEearch this Amwide world over, but she'll Fnever find another Esweet man like Amme. 
Instrumental Break:
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Verse 3: 
AmTake apart your Ebones and put 'em Amback together, tell your Fmama that Eyou're somebody E7new
AmFeel the breeze Eblowin tell em all Am'look out here it comes' now I can Fsay whatever I Efeel like to Amyou 
Verse 4: 
Then Amgive me E6 crap-shootin' Ampallbearers, let a Fchorus Egirl sing me a E7song
AmPut a red-Ehot jAmazz band, we raise HFallelujah aEs we go Amalong
Instrumental Break 2:
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Verse 5: 
AmFolks, now that you Ehave heard Ammy story, say boy, hand me anotFher Eshot of that E7rye; 
AmIf anyone Eshould Amask you, tell 'em I've Egot Dthose St. JCames IBnfirmarAmy blues.

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St James Infirmary Blues

by The White Stripes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning EADGBe

Intro:

Oh coco!

Verse 1:

Am E Am F E E7

Well Folks, I'm goin' down to St. James Infirmary, to see my baby there

Am E Am F E Am

She's stretched out on a long, white table, looks so good, so cold, so fair.

Verse 2:

Am E Am F E E7

Let her go, let her go, god bless her, wherever she may be,

Am E Am F E Am

She will search this wide world over, but she'll never find another sweet man like me.

Instrumental Break:

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|-----0-2~-0-----0-2~--------0-2~--0--------|

|-0-3---------3---------0-3-----------3-0~--|

|-------------------------------------------|

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|-----------------------2--0-----------------|

|-----0-2~-0-----0-2~---------2--0-----------|

|-0-3---------3---------------------3--2--0--|

|--------------------------------------------|

Verse 3:

Am E Am F E E7

Take apart your bones and put 'em back together, tell your mama that you're somebody new

Am E Am F E Am

Feel the breeze blowin tell em all 'look out here it comes' now I can say whatever I feel like to you

Verse 4:

Am E Am F E E7

Then give me 6 crap-shootin' pallbearers, let a chorus girl sing me a song

Am E Am F E Am

Put a red-hot jazz band, we raise Hallelujah as we go along

Instrumental Break 2:

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|-----0-2~-0-----0-2~--------0-2~--0--------|

|-0-3---------3---------0-3-----------3-0~--|

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|-----------------------2--0-----------------|

|-----0-2~-0-----0-2~---------2--0-----------|

|-0-3---------3---------------------3--2--0--|

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Verse 5:

Am E Am F E E7

Folks, now that you have heard my story, say boy, hand me another shot of that rye;

Am E Am E D C B Am

If anyone should ask you, tell 'em I've got those St. James Infirmary blues.

About St James Infirmary Blues Chords by The White Stripes

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The chords for "St James Infirmary Blues" show the original chord names (including Am, E, F, E7, D, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.