St. James Infirmary

DEFAULT (call “G” → Em relative) Em Am Em B7 Em Am B7 Em TRUE Gm Gm Cm Gm D7 (capo 3 + Em shapes = Gm)

V1 Em Am I went down to St. James Infirmary Em B7 I saw my baby there Em Am She was stretched out on a long white table B7 Em So sweet, so cold, so fair V2 Em Am Let her go, let her go, God bless her Em B7 Wherever she may be Em Am She can search this whole wide world over B7 Em She'll never find another man like me V3 Em Am When I die, bury me in straight-lace shoes Em B7 I want a box-back coat and a Stetson hat Em Am Put a twenty-dollar gold piece on my watch chain B7 Em So the boys'll know I died standin' pat OPTIONAL Em / Am — six crapshooters for pallbearers Em / B7 — chorus girl to sing me a song Em / Am — jazz band on my hearse wagon B7 / Em — raise hell as I go along TAG · hold Em Meagan's lines win — traditional lyric floats.