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Take Me Down To The Infirmary

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[Intro]
|      F  F4|      F  F4|
|        F|        C|
|   Dm     F|   Bb     G|
|        F|        C|
|    F    Bb| F  
[Verse 1]
So take me Fdown to the inCfirmary
Lay me Dmdown     Fon cotton shBbeetsG  
Put a Fdamp cloth on my Cforehead
Lay me dowFn,    Bblet me sleepF  
[Chorus]
  CI know the whiskey, it won't Dmsoothe my soulF  
   BbAnd the morphine won't heal my DmheartC  
  CBut if you take me down to the inDmfirmary, oh yeBbah
I won't have to Fsleep,    Bbor drink aloneF  
[Verse 2]
So take me Fdown to the inCfirmary
Walk a Dmsound that's as Fblue as her BbeyesG  
Oh, sister FMagdalene, won't you fetch the doCctor's flask
He's gonna need a Fsteady,    Bba steady handF  
[Solo]
|        C|     Dm   F|
|       Bb|   Dm     C|
|        C|   Dm    Bb|
|    F    Bb|        F|
[Chorus]
  CI know the whiskey, it won't Dmsoothe my soulF  
   BbAnd the morphine won't heal my DmheartC  
  CBut if you take me down to the inDmfirmary, oh yeBbah
I won't have to Fsleep,    Bbor drink aloFne
[Verse 3]
So take me Fdown to the inCfirmary
Lay me Dmdown     Fon cotton shBbeetsG  
Put a Fdamp cloth on my Cforehead
Lay me dowFn,    Bblet me sleepF  Bb  
Lay me dowFn,    Bblet me sleepF  

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Take Me Down To The Infirmary

by Cracker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

F F4 F F4

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F C

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Dm F Bb G

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F C

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F Bb F

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[Verse 1]

F C

So take me down to the infirmary

Dm F Bb G

Lay me down on cotton sheets

F C

Put a damp cloth on my forehead

F Bb F

Lay me down, let me sleep

[Chorus]

C Dm F

I know the whiskey, it won't soothe my soul

Bb Dm C

And the morphine won't heal my heart

C Dm Bb

But if you take me down to the infirmary, oh yeah

F Bb F

I won't have to sleep, or drink alone

[Verse 2]

F C

So take me down to the infirmary

Dm F Bb G

Walk a sound that's as blue as her eyes

F C

Oh, sister Magdalene, won't you fetch the doctor's flask

F Bb F

He's gonna need a steady, a steady hand

[Solo]

C Dm F

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Bb Dm C

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C Dm Bb

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F Bb F

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[Chorus]

C Dm F

I know the whiskey, it won't soothe my soul

Bb Dm C

And the morphine won't heal my heart

C Dm Bb

But if you take me down to the infirmary, oh yeah

F Bb F

I won't have to sleep, or drink alone

[Verse 3]

F C

So take me down to the infirmary

Dm F Bb G

Lay me down on cotton sheets

F C

Put a damp cloth on my forehead

F Bb F Bb

Lay me down, let me sleep

F Bb F

Lay me down, let me sleep

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