Chords for Henry Red Allen 1964 UK Alex Welsh-3 - St.James Infirmary
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Oh, thank you!
were there.
[F] Gordon played a big part in putting this one on the map.
King Oliver, Bonk [Gm] Johnson, [Ab] Buddy Boland, [Bbm] George Brunner, Swingin' Manon,
[Gm] Louis Russell, [Ab] Paul Barber, and oh, [C] so many of the boys.
[Bb] Louis [Gm] Armstrong, they [C] all were there.
[E] I couldn't miss my [Bbm] father had the band.
Oh, thank you!
were there.
[F] Gordon played a big part in putting this one on the map.
King Oliver, Bonk [Gm] Johnson, [Ab] Buddy Boland, [Bbm] George Brunner, Swingin' Manon,
[Gm] Louis Russell, [Ab] Paul Barber, and oh, [C] so many of the boys.
[Bb] Louis [Gm] Armstrong, they [C] all were there.
[E] I couldn't miss my [Bbm] father had the band.
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Oh, thank you!
Well, here's one from way back.
All the boys were there.
Number [Gm] titles, St.
James [A] in memory.
My man Jack T.
[F] Gordon played a big part in putting this one on the map.
_ Hey!
King Oliver, Bonk [Gm] Johnson, _ _ [Ab] Buddy Boland, _ _ [Bbm] _ George Brunner, Swingin' Manon,
_ [Bb] Tony Perrini, [C] Zutty [F] Singleton, [Gm] Louis Russell, [Ab] Paul Barber, and oh, [C] so many of the boys.
Sidney Bache, _ [Bb] Louis [Gm] Armstrong, they [C] all were there.
I was there with them.
[E] I couldn't miss my [Bbm] father had the band.
Henry Allen [Gm] Sr.,
New [C] Orleans.
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_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] I [C] went down to St.
James in memory.
[Bbm] _ _ _ Found my baby [C] there.
_ She [Fm] was stretched out [C]
on a [Fm] long white [Bb] table.
So cool, [C] so cool to bear.
Let her [Fm] go! _ _
[C] _ Bless her.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] Damn if [C] she may be.
_ [Ab] She can [C] look the long wide world all over, [Db] but she'll never find [Gm] another mellow man like me.
[C] When I [Fm] died, [E] on a high top, little button, real sharp [Fm] like my man Phil.
[G] On my [C] head, I wore a high-sleeve hat.
I [Fm] wore a $20 [G] gold piece on [Ab] my watch chain.
[Bbm] So the boys would [G] know I died.
[C] Then [Fm] again, [C] ha!
[Fm] St.
James!
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James!
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_ [C] _ _ St.
James!
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_ _ Ah, St.
James!
_ Everybody, everybody!
_ [Fm] Oh yeah! _
[Ab] Oh yeah!
_ [Fm] Oh yeah! _
[C] Oh yeah!
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[Bbm] Oh yeah!
Ah, St.
James!
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ Went down to St.
James in memory.
Second [C] trip.
_ [Fm] _ _ Found my [C] baby there.
She was stretched out [Ab] on a long [Bb] white table.
[Ab] So cool.
All right, let me [F] hear from you up there.
Ha!
[Ab] Oh yeah!
Oh yeah!
Oh yeah!
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Oh yeah!
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_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] James!
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[C] James!
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Oh yeah!
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[Fm] Oh yeah!
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St.
James is [C] where I'm going to be.
[Fm] No, no.
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_ _ [C] Well, there he is. _ _ _
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_ [Fm] _ Well, I haven't heard from you.
So [C] let's make him happy.
Come on, Hank.
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Oh yeah!
_ Oh yeah! Oh yeah! _ _
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Oh, thank you!
Well, here's one from way back.
All the boys were there.
Number [Gm] titles, St.
James [A] in memory.
My man Jack T.
[F] Gordon played a big part in putting this one on the map.
_ Hey!
King Oliver, Bonk [Gm] Johnson, _ _ [Ab] Buddy Boland, _ _ [Bbm] _ George Brunner, Swingin' Manon,
_ [Bb] Tony Perrini, [C] Zutty [F] Singleton, [Gm] Louis Russell, [Ab] Paul Barber, and oh, [C] so many of the boys.
Sidney Bache, _ [Bb] Louis [Gm] Armstrong, they [C] all were there.
I was there with them.
[E] I couldn't miss my [Bbm] father had the band.
Henry Allen [Gm] Sr.,
New [C] Orleans.
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_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] I [C] went down to St.
James in memory.
[Bbm] _ _ _ Found my baby [C] there.
_ She [Fm] was stretched out [C]
on a [Fm] long white [Bb] table.
So cool, [C] so cool to bear.
Let her [Fm] go! _ _
[C] _ Bless her.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] Damn if [C] she may be.
_ [Ab] She can [C] look the long wide world all over, [Db] but she'll never find [Gm] another mellow man like me.
[C] When I [Fm] died, [E] on a high top, little button, real sharp [Fm] like my man Phil.
[G] On my [C] head, I wore a high-sleeve hat.
I [Fm] wore a $20 [G] gold piece on [Ab] my watch chain.
[Bbm] So the boys would [G] know I died.
[C] Then [Fm] again, [C] ha!
[Fm] St.
James!
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James!
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James!
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_ _ Ah, St.
James!
_ Everybody, everybody!
_ [Fm] Oh yeah! _
[Ab] Oh yeah!
_ [Fm] Oh yeah! _
[C] Oh yeah!
_ _ [Fm] Oh yeah! _ Oh yeah!
[Bbm] Oh yeah!
Ah, St.
James!
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ Went down to St.
James in memory.
Second [C] trip.
_ [Fm] _ _ Found my [C] baby there.
She was stretched out [Ab] on a long [Bb] white table.
[Ab] So cool.
All right, let me [F] hear from you up there.
Ha!
[Ab] Oh yeah!
Oh yeah!
Oh yeah!
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Oh yeah!
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_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] James!
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[C] James!
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Oh yeah!
[Ab] _ Oh yeah!
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[Fm] Oh yeah!
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[Fm] Oh yeah!
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St.
James is [C] where I'm going to be.
[Fm] No, no.
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_ _ [C] Well, there he is. _ _ _
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_ [Fm] _ Well, I haven't heard from you.
So [C] let's make him happy.
Come on, Hank.
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