St James Infirmary Blues

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Standard Tuning EADGBe
Am
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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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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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.

St James Infirmary Blues chords and lyrics

Free chords for St James Infirmary Blues by The White Stripes. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Standard Tuning EADGBe 
Intro: Am
Oh coco!
Verse 1: 
Verse 2: 
Instrumental Break:
Verse 3: 
Verse 4: 
Instrumental Break 2:
Verse 5:

St James Infirmary Blues Chords by The White Stripes

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