Chords for Cab Calloway - St. James Infirmary (Official Audio)

Tempo:
80.4 bpm
Chords used:

Em

B

Gm

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cab Calloway - St. James Infirmary (Official Audio) chords
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[Em] [B] [A] [Bm] [Em]
[B] [Gb] [Em]
[B] [A] [Bm] [Em]
[G] [Gb] [Em]
[Gb] [Em]
[E] [Em] [D] [Em]
[B] [Em] [Gb] [Em]
[E] [Em] [A] [Em]
I'm [Ab] going down to St.
[Em] James Infirmary.
See [Gm] my [B]
baby, [Em] she's [B] stretched out on my [G] long white table.
[Gm] [Em] So sweet, [B] so cold, [Em] so fair.
Let it [Ab] go, let it [Em] go, God bless [A] her.
[Em] [Abm] Wherever she may [F] be, [Em] she can [B] search this whole wide [Em] world over.
But she'll never [B] find another sweet [Em] man like me.
When I [Abm] die, they'll meet [Em] my straight leg bridges.
[Ab] [Db] [Em] Put on a box back coat and a [B] studs in the hair.
[Ab] [Em]
[Gm] [Em] So you can let all [B] the boys know I [Em] died [Bm] standing high.
[Em] Then give me [B] six crack shooting [Em] paw bearers.
Let a chorus girl sing [B] me a song.
[Eb] [Em] Put a round [B] [Db]
[C] [B]
[Em] [Ab] that you have [Em] heard my story.
[F] [Em] [Gm] [Abm]
I've [Em] [Ab] [Em]
[Gm] [Em] got those St.
[Eb] James [Em] Infirmary [D] blues.
[Gm] [A] [D] [Gm] [A] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm]
[D] [Gm] [D] [Gm]
[Cm] [E] [Eb] [E]
[D] [Am] [G]
[N]
Key:  
Em
121
B
12341112
Gm
123111113
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
B
12341112
Gm
123111113
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Let's start jamming Cab Calloway - St. James Infirmary chords, Practice these chords sequence - B, Em, B, A, Bm, Em, Gb, Em, E and Em. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 40 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 80. With the song's key of E Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ [Em] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gb] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ I'm [Ab] going down to St.
[Em] James Infirmary.
_ See [Gm] my _ [B]
baby, _ _ [Em] she's [B] stretched out on my [G] long white table.
[Gm] _ [Em] So sweet, [B] so cold, [Em] so fair.
Let it [Ab] go, let it [Em] go, God bless [A] her.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Abm] Wherever she may [F] be, [Em] she can [B] search this whole wide [Em] world over.
_ But she'll never [B] find another sweet [Em] man like me.
_ When I [Abm] die, they'll meet [Em] my straight leg bridges.
[Ab] _ [Db] [Em] Put on a box back coat and a [B] studs in the hair.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Gm] _ [Em] So you can let all [B] the boys know I [Em] died [Bm] standing high.
[Em] Then give me [B] six crack shooting [Em] paw bearers.
Let a chorus girl sing [B] me a song.
[Eb] [Em] Put a round [B] _ _ [Db] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [Ab] that you have [Em] heard my story.
[F] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Abm]
I've _ _ [Em] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Gm] _ [Em] got those St.
[Eb] James [Em] Infirmary [D] blues.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ [E] _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

The album Masters Of The Last Century: Best of includes this song, written by Irving Mills.

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