St. James Infirmary

St. James Infirmary
This great song has been around for at least a century.

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	St. James Infirmary This great song has been around for at least a century. There are several different verses out there, but I sing and play it this way (sounds great on 12- string guitar too!):

Dm A7 Dm Dm Gm A7
I went down to the St. James Infirmary, and I saw my baby there.
Dm A7 Dm A7 Gm A7 Dm
He was stretched out on a long white table, so cold , so fine , so fair.

Let him go, let him go, God bless him, wherever he may be.
He can search the whole world over, but he’ll never find a doll( one) like me.

Yes, sixteen coal black horse, to pull that rubber tied hack;
And it’s seventeen miles to the graveyard, but my baby’s never coming back.

Well, now you’ve listened to my story, so have another round of booze;
And if anyone should ever ask you, I got those St. James Infirmary blues.

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