{title: St. James Infirmary}
{subtitle: Traditional}

{sov:Verse 1:}
[Dm]It was down in [A7]Old Joe's [Dm]bar-room,
on the corner [Bb7]by the [A7]square,
the [Dm]usual [A7]crowd was ass[Dm]embled
and [Bb7]big Joe Mck[A7]enny was [Dm]there.
{eov}

{sov:Verse 2:}
[Dm]He was standing [A7]at my [Dm]shoulder,
his eyes were [Bb7]bloodshot [A7]red,
he [Dm]turned to the [A7]crowd [Dm]around him
these are the [Bb7]very [A7]words he [Dm]said...wad he say Jack?
{eov}

{sov:Verse 3:}
[Dm]I went down to the [A7]St. James In[Dm]firmary
I saw my [Bb7]baby [A7]there,
she was [Dm]layed out on a [A7]cold white [Dm]table,
so [Bb7]cold, so [A7]white, so [Dm]fair.
{eov}

{start_of_chorus: Chorus:}
[Dm]Let her go, let her [A7]go, god [Dm]bless her
wherever [Bb7]she may [A7]be,
she may [Dm]search this [A7]wide world [Dm]over,
she'll never [Bb7]find a sweet [A7]man like [Dm]me.
{end_of_chorus}

{sov:Verse 4:}
[Dm]When I die, [A7]bury me[Dm],
in a high top [Bb7]Stetson [A7]hat,
put a [Dm]20 dollar [A7]goldpiece [Dm]on my watch chain,
so [Bb7]god know I d[A7]ied standing p[Dm]at.
{eov}

{sov:Verse 5:}
[Dm]I want 6 crap[A7]shooters for pall[Dm]bearers,
chorus gonna [Bb7]sing me a [A7]song,
put a [Dm]jazz band [A7]on my hearse [Dm]wagon,
raise [Bb7]hell, as [A7]I roll [Dm]along.
{eov}

{start_of_chorus: Chorus:}
[Dm]Let her go, let her [A7]go, god [Dm]bless her
...
{end_of_chorus}

{sov:Verse 6:}
[Dm]Roll out your [A7]rubber tired [Dm]carriage
roll out your [Bb7]old time [A7]hack,
[Dm]12 men [A7]going to the [Dm]graveyard and,
[Bb7]11 [A7]coming [Dm]back
{eov}

{sov:Verse 7:}
[Dm]Now that I've [A7]told my [Dm]story,
I'll take another [Bb7]shot of [A7]booze,
and if [Dm]anyone should [A7]happen to [Dm]ask me,
I [Bb7]got those, [A7]gambler's [Dm]blues.
{eov}

{start_of_chorus: Chorus:}
[Dm]Let her go, let her [A7]go, god [Dm]bless her
...
{end_of_chorus}