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- St. James Infirmary
- American folk
song of anonymous origin. Made famous in 1928 by Louis
Armstrong, later by Joe Primrose& others.
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Dm A7 |
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- 8-beat intro. Play 4-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
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- It was down in Old Joe's
barroom, At the corner by the square.
The drinks were served as usual, And the usual crowd was there.
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- Now on my left stood Big
Joe McKennedy, His eyes were bloodshot red.
And as he looked at the gang around him, These were the very
words he said:
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- "I went down to the
St. James Infirmary, I saw my baby there,
She was lyin' on a long white table, So young, so cold, so fair."
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- Well let her go, let her
go, God bless her, wherever she may be.
She may search this wide world over, And never find another man
like me.
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- Watch
Eddie Davis perform the "St. James Infirmary" on the
tenor banjo (youtube)
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- Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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- This Chord Chart
may not appear correctly with some browsers. It should
be viewed with a full size window.
- The chord names should
appear in single rows. Let me know of any problems.
- email: jbott@ix.netcom.com