Chords for "The St James Infirmary" Eddy Davis Banjo

Tempo:
78.85 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

A

C

Fm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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"The St James Infirmary" Eddy Davis Banjo chords
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[Dm] [Gm]
[Dm] [C#]
[N] [Dm] I was passing [A] by [Dm] Old Joe's Bar [A] on [Dm] [Gm] the corner [A] of the square.
[Dm] [A] The drunks were being served [Dm] as usual, [Gm] and they could lick her [A]
[Dm] house there.
[A] [Dm] When on my left [A]
[Dm] stood Old Joe [A] McGinty, [Dm] his eyes [Gm] were bloodshot [A] red.
[Dm] He [A] told me [Dm] this sad story.
[F] [Gm] And these [A] are the words [Dm] that he said.
[C] [Fm] He was [C] passing by the St.
[Fm] James's brewery.
[C] [Fm]
[A#m] He saw his baby [C] lying there.
[Fm] She was stretched [C] out on a long [Fm] white table.
[C] [C#] A [Fm] whole school wide school there.
[A] [Dm]
[A] Now he went up to see [Dm] the doctor.
[G] [Dm]
[Gm] She's my [A] love, he said.
[F] [Dm] He went [A] back to see [Dm] his baby.
[G] [Gm] [Cm]
[A] Good Lord, she [Dm] was lying there dead.
[C] [Gm] [Fm]
[C] [Fm] [D] [Fm]
[A#m] [C] [Fm]
[C] [Fm] [A#m]
[C] [F] [A] [Dm]
[D#] [G] [Dm] [C#] [Dm]
[Gm] [C#] [A] [C] [Dm]
[C#] [Dm] [G] [A#]
[A] [C] [Dm] [C] [Fm] Let her go, [C] let her go, [Fm] God bless her.
[A#m] Where a machine [C] may be,
[Fm] You can search this whole [C#] world [C] [Fm] over.
[C#] But you won't ever find [C] another sweet guy [Fm] like she [A] is.
[Dm] Now this is [A] the end [Dm] of the [A] story.
[Dm] Hey [Gm] bartender, [F] order a bottle of [A] round that blues.
[Dm] And if anyone [Em] here [Dm] should [C#] ever ask [Dm] you,
[G] [Cm] I got [A#] those St.
[Gm] James's, [G] St.
James's infirmary.
[A] St.
James's infirmary.
[Dm] [D#]
Key:  
Dm
2311
A
1231
C
3211
Fm
123111111
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
A
1231
C
3211
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_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ [Dm] I was passing [A] by [Dm] Old Joe's Bar [A] on _ _ [Dm] [Gm] the corner [A] of the square.
_ _ _ [Dm] [A] The drunks were being served [Dm] as usual, _ [Gm] and they could lick her [A]
[Dm] house there.
_ [A] _ [Dm] When on my left [A] _
[Dm] stood Old Joe [A] McGinty, _ [Dm] _ his eyes [Gm] were bloodshot [A] red.
_ _ [Dm] _ He [A] told me [Dm] this sad story.
_ [F] _ [Gm] And these [A] are the words [Dm] that he said.
[C] _ _ [Fm] He was [C] passing by the St.
[Fm] James's brewery.
[C] _ _ [Fm] _
[A#m] He saw his baby [C] lying there.
_ [Fm] She was stretched [C] out on a long [Fm] white table.
_ [C] _ [C#] A [Fm] whole school wide school there.
[A] _ _ [Dm] _
[A] Now he went up to see [Dm] the doctor.
[G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Gm] She's my [A] love, he said.
_ [F] _ [Dm] He went [A] back to see [Dm] his baby.
_ [G] _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
[A] Good Lord, she [Dm] was lying there dead.
[C] _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ [Fm] _ _
[A#m] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[D#] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ [C#] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C#] _ _ [A] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ [A#] _ _
[A] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ [Fm] Let her go, [C] let her go, [Fm] God bless her.
_ _ [A#m] Where a machine [C] may be,
[Fm] You can search this whole [C#] world [C] [Fm] over.
[C#] But you won't ever find [C] another sweet guy [Fm] like she [A] is.
_ [Dm] Now this is [A] the end [Dm] of the [A] story.
_ _ [Dm] Hey [Gm] bartender, [F] order a bottle of [A] round that blues.
[Dm] And if anyone [Em] here [Dm] should [C#] ever ask [Dm] you,
[G] _ [Cm] I got [A#] those St. _
[Gm] James's, [G] St.
James's infirmary. _ _
[A] _ St.
James's infirmary. _ _
_ [Dm] _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _

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