St James chords

[INTRO]
[Eb] [E] [Am]

[VERSE 1]
[Am]I went down [E]to old Joe's [Am]barroom [D]
[D]On the c[F]orner, by the[E] stairs [Am]
[Am]Drinks were [E]served as u[Am]sual
[Am]And the [F]usu[E]al crowd was th[Am]ere
[Am]On my left stood [E]Joe Mc[Am]Kennedy [D]
[D]His eyes were[F] bloodshot [E]red
[E]And he [Am]turned to [E]face the crowd [Am]around him
[Am]These [F]are the very w[E]ords he s[Am]aid:

[CHORUS]
[Am]"I went down t[E]o St. James i[Am]nfirmary
[Am]Saw [D]my bab[F]y lying [E]there
[E]Stretched[Am] out on a [E]long white [Am]table
[Am]So [F]cold, so [E]deep, so [Am]fair
[Am]Let her go, let her [E]go, Lord [Am]bless her [D]
[D]Wher[F]ever she may b[E]e
[E]And I can se[Am]arch this whole w[E]orld r[Am]ight over
[Am]You'll[F] never find a sweet [E]man like [Am]me"
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Am] [E] [Am] [F]
[E] [Am]

[VERSE 2]
[Am]When I die, p[E]lease bur[Am]y me [D]
[D]Out[F]side of Stetso[E]n hat
[E]Put a [Am]gold piece [E]on my [Am]watch chain
[Am]So the b[F]oys will know tha[E]t I died standing [Am]fair
[Am]I want six gamblers [E]to be my [Am]pallbearers
I [D]want a working girl to[F] sing me a s[E]ong
[E]I want a [Am]jazz band [E]on my hearse [Am]wagon
[Am]To raise [F]hell as[E] we roll a[Am]long
[Am]Now that y[E]ou've heard my s[Am]tory [D]
[D]I'll take another [F]shot of the [E]booze
[E]And if [Am]anybod[E]y should [Am]ask me
[Am]Tell'em I [F]got me those gam[E]blin' [Am]dues
[Am]Tell'em I [F]got me those [E]gamblin'[Am] dues
[Am]Tell'em I [F]got me those[E] gamblin' [Am]dues

[OUTRO]
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