St. James Infirmary chords by Stew Moss
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Down in old
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Joe's bar room
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On the corner by the square
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They were servin' drinks as usual
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And the usual crowd was there
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On my left stood big Joe McKinney
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His eyes were bloodshot red
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And he turned to the crowd
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gathered round him
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And these were the very words he said
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With a tear in his eye
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He said, I went down to
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St. James Infirmary
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And saw my baby there
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Stressed out on a long white table
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Was so clean, so cool, so fair
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Well, I ran out to try to find a doctor
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She's mighty low, he said
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And when I went back to
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check up on my baby
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Good God, the poor girl was dead
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So let her go, let her go,
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God bless her
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Wherever she may be
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She can search this whole wide world over
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But she'll never find a man sweet
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as me
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Now when I die, please bury me
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In my tall white Stetson hat
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Put a twenty dollar bill in my front pocket
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So the gang will know I died
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standing proud
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Give me six crack shoot
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ers for paw battles
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And a chorus girl to sing me a song
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And put a blues band on my horse wag on
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To raise hell as they roll me along
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So let her go, let her go,
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God bless her,
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wherever she may be
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She can search this whole
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wide world over,
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but she'll never find a man as sweet as me
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Well, when will I ever stop moanin'
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And when will I ever smile
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Cause my baby's gone away
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long as she left me
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And she'll be gone for a long,
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long while
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So bring out your rubber -tied hussies
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And bring out your rub ber -tied hat
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Cause they're takin'
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my baby to the barnyard
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And she ain't never,
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never comin' back
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So let her go, let her go,
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God bless her
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Wherever she may be
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She can search this whole wide world over,
don't you know
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But she'll never find a man like me
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So let her go, let her go,
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God bless her,
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wherever she may be
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Oh, she can search this
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whole wide world,
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oh, but don't you know
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She'll never find a man sweet as me,
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no, she'll never find a man
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Well, now that you've
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heard my little story
Won't you give me another
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shot of that booze?
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Lord, if anyone should
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ever have one to ask you
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Just tell them I've got them old gavels
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So let her go, let her go,
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God bless her,
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wherever she may be
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Cause she can set this whole
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wide world over,
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don't you know
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But she'll never find a man like me
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No, she'll never find a man
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as sweet as me
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No, she'll never find a man
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Who's as sweet as me
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