St. James
Ton : AEnglish
Intro
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I Amwent Edown Amto old Joe's barroom D
DOn Fthe Ecorner, by the stairs Am
AmDrinks Ewere Amserved as usual
AmAnd Ethe Amusual crowd was there
AmOn my Eleft Amstood Joe McKennedy
D D
FHis Eeyes were bloodshot red
EAnd Amhe Eturned Amto face the crowd around him
AmThese Fare Ethe Amvery words he said:
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Am"I Ewent Amdown to St. James infirmary
AmSaw my DbaFby Elying there
AmStretEched Amout on a long white table E
AmSo Fcold, Eso Amdeep, so fair
AmLet Eher Amgo, let her go, Lord bless her D
DWherFever Eshe may be
EAnd I Amcan Esearch Amthis whole world right over
AmYou'll FnevEer Amfind a sweet man like me"
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AmWhen EI die, please bury me
Am D
DOutFside Eof Stetson hat
EPut a Egold Am Epiece Amon my watch chain
AmSo the Fboys Ewill know that I died standing Amfair
I Amwant Esix Amgamblers to be my pallbearers
I Dwant Fa Eworking girl to sing me a song
AmI Ewant a Amjazz band on my hearse wagon
AmTo Fraise Ehell Amas we roll along
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DNow that you've heard my story
DI'll Ftake Eanother shot of the booze
EAnd Amif EanyboAmdy should ask me
AmTell'Fem I Egot Amme those gamblin' dues Am E
Finale
Tell'em I got me those gamblin' dues
AmTell'Fem I Egot Amme those gamblin' dues
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