3blindmice And Casey Hurt – St James Infirmary Blues chords
Chords:
From the incredible musical, "The Unfortunates" Em B7EmBarkeep, barkeep, gimme another shot of that Old CrowEm B7 EmTell you a story about my friend Big JoeEm B7 EmSaid I was down in Old Joe's barroomEm B7 EmRight there in the squareEm B7 EmWell all the usual suspects was assembledEm B7 EmBig Joe Mckinny was thereEm B7 EmHe said "Boys I wanna tell you a story"Em G B7His eyes were all bloodshot redEm B7 Am Well he leaned down real low and he told meEm B7 EmThese were the words he saidEm B7 Em"I went down to Saint James InfirmaryEm B7 EmI heard my baby groanEm B7 EmShe was stretched out on a long white tableEm B7 EmShe used to be my very ownEm B7 EmOh let her go, let her go, god bless herEm G B7Wherever she may beEm B7 Am She can search that wide world overEm B7 EmShe won't never find a meaner man than me"Em B7 EmWhen I die bury me in straight lace shoesEm B7 EmA box-back coat and a Stetson hatEm B7 EmAnd put a twenty dollar gold chain on my daddy's old watchEm B7 EmSo those boys know I died standing patEm B7 EmAnd give me six crap-shooters for pall-bearersEm G B7Let a chorus girl sing me a songEm B7 AmPut a red hot jazz band on my funeral marchEm B7 EmRaise hell as I roll alongEm B7 EmRoll out your old-time carriageEm B7 EmI say roll out your old-time hatEm B7 EmOh there's twelve men going down to the graveyardEm B7 EmAnd eleven are coming backEm B7 EmWell Big Joe, he's one mighty box manEm G B7But the plague took the woman he lovedEm B7 AmLike it took old King Jesse before herEm B7 EmIt'll come take your soul 'fore it's doneEm B7 EmNow that I told my storyEm B7 EmPour another shot of boozeEm B7 EmAnd if anyone should ever ask me, yeah yeahEm B7 EmWell I got those Saint James Infirmary Blues, yeah yeahEm B7 EmI went downEm G B7I went downEm B7 AmI went downEm B7 EmI went down