Chords for Preservation Hall Hot 4: St. James Infirmary (King Britt Remix)
Tempo:
117.85 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
D
G
Eb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[G] [A]
[Gm]
[Dm] [Gm] [C]
[Dm]
[C] I went [Db] down to [Gm] the little Joe [C] Ballroom, [Gm] on the corner of [C] Hampton Bay.
In the [Bb] shadows stood old Joe McKenzie, [G] and me, [D] what was [C] that is it?
Said I went [Gm] down to St.
James and Montgomery, saw my baby [D] lying there.
[Gm] She was stretched out on her own white teeth, [Eb] so cold, [D] so [C] sweet, so fair.
[D] [E] I let her [Bb] go, [D] let her go, [Gm] bless her, [Bbm] where have I [D] seen that girl?
I [Bb] should get such, this whole [Gm] ride will go well, but she'll never find the sweet of man, and me.
I let her go, [D] let her go, [Gm] bless her, [Eb] where have I seen [D] that girl?
I [Gm] should get such, [D] this whole [Gm] ride will go well, but she'll never find the sweet of man, and me.
[D]
[Gm] [G] [Cm]
[D] [Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm] [D]
[Gm] [F]
[D] [C]
[Eb] [D]
[Gm] Now when I die, I [D] want to [Gm] be married, [Eb] you know, five [D] scores, [Gm] and a step to the house.
I want a twenty dollar gold piece on my [Eb] watch [D] chain, let [Gm] the guys [D] know I died, [Gm] step back.
[D] I won't [G] need ten white horses [Gb] [Gm] to [Bbm] pull [D] my coffin.
I want the preservation of my old [Gm] man, to leave a number [Eb] of red.
[D]
[Gm] I let her go, let her go, bless her, [Dm] where have I seen that girl?
I [E] should get such, this whole ride will go well, but she'll [Bb] never find the sweet of [Gm] man, and me.
I let her go, let her go, bless her, where have I seen [D] that girl?
[Gm] I should get such, this whole ride will go well, but she'll never find the sweet of man, and me.
[Eb] She'll never find the sweet of man, like me.
[G]
[Eb] [G] [D]
[Gm]
[G] [Cm]
[G] [A]
[Gm]
[Dm] [Gm] [C]
[Dm]
[C] I went [Db] down to [Gm] the little Joe [C] Ballroom, [Gm] on the corner of [C] Hampton Bay.
In the [Bb] shadows stood old Joe McKenzie, [G] and me, [D] what was [C] that is it?
Said I went [Gm] down to St.
James and Montgomery, saw my baby [D] lying there.
[Gm] She was stretched out on her own white teeth, [Eb] so cold, [D] so [C] sweet, so fair.
[D] [E] I let her [Bb] go, [D] let her go, [Gm] bless her, [Bbm] where have I [D] seen that girl?
I [Bb] should get such, this whole [Gm] ride will go well, but she'll never find the sweet of man, and me.
I let her go, [D] let her go, [Gm] bless her, [Eb] where have I seen [D] that girl?
I [Gm] should get such, [D] this whole [Gm] ride will go well, but she'll never find the sweet of man, and me.
[D]
[Gm] [G] [Cm]
[D] [Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm] [D]
[Gm] [F]
[D] [C]
[Eb] [D]
[Gm] Now when I die, I [D] want to [Gm] be married, [Eb] you know, five [D] scores, [Gm] and a step to the house.
I want a twenty dollar gold piece on my [Eb] watch [D] chain, let [Gm] the guys [D] know I died, [Gm] step back.
[D] I won't [G] need ten white horses [Gb] [Gm] to [Bbm] pull [D] my coffin.
I want the preservation of my old [Gm] man, to leave a number [Eb] of red.
[D]
[Gm] I let her go, let her go, bless her, [Dm] where have I seen that girl?
I [E] should get such, this whole ride will go well, but she'll [Bb] never find the sweet of [Gm] man, and me.
I let her go, let her go, bless her, where have I seen [D] that girl?
[Gm] I should get such, this whole ride will go well, but she'll never find the sweet of man, and me.
[Eb] She'll never find the sweet of man, like me.
[G]
[Eb] [G] [D]
[Gm]
Key:
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G
Eb
C
Gm
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[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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[C] _ _ I went [Db] down to [Gm] the little Joe [C] Ballroom, [Gm] _ _ on the corner of [C] Hampton Bay.
In the [Bb] shadows stood old Joe McKenzie, [G] _ _ and me, [D] what was [C] that is it?
Said I went [Gm] down to St.
James and Montgomery, _ _ saw my baby [D] lying there.
[Gm] She was stretched out on her own white teeth, [Eb] so cold, [D] so [C] sweet, so fair.
[D] [E] I let her [Bb] go, [D] let her go, [Gm] bless her, _ [Bbm] where have I [D] seen that girl?
I [Bb] should get such, this whole [Gm] ride will go well, but she'll never find the sweet of man, and me.
I let her go, [D] let her go, [Gm] bless her, _ [Eb] where have I seen [D] that girl?
I [Gm] should get such, [D] this whole [Gm] ride will go well, but she'll never find the sweet of man, and me.
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[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ Now when I die, I [D] want to [Gm] be married, _ _ _ [Eb] you know, five [D] scores, _ _ [Gm] and a step to the house.
I want a twenty dollar gold piece on my [Eb] watch [D] chain, let [Gm] the guys [D] know I died, [Gm] step back.
[D] I won't [G] need ten white horses [Gb] [Gm] to _ [Bbm] pull [D] my coffin.
I want the preservation of my old [Gm] man, to leave a number [Eb] of red.
[D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ I let her go, let her go, bless her, _ _ [Dm] where have I seen that girl?
I [E] should get such, this whole ride will go well, but she'll [Bb] never find the sweet of [Gm] man, and me.
I let her go, let her go, _ bless her, where have I seen [D] that girl?
[Gm] I should get such, this whole ride will go well, but she'll never find the sweet of man, and me.
[Eb] She'll never find the sweet of man, _ _ _ like me.
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[Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ I went [Db] down to [Gm] the little Joe [C] Ballroom, [Gm] _ _ on the corner of [C] Hampton Bay.
In the [Bb] shadows stood old Joe McKenzie, [G] _ _ and me, [D] what was [C] that is it?
Said I went [Gm] down to St.
James and Montgomery, _ _ saw my baby [D] lying there.
[Gm] She was stretched out on her own white teeth, [Eb] so cold, [D] so [C] sweet, so fair.
[D] [E] I let her [Bb] go, [D] let her go, [Gm] bless her, _ [Bbm] where have I [D] seen that girl?
I [Bb] should get such, this whole [Gm] ride will go well, but she'll never find the sweet of man, and me.
I let her go, [D] let her go, [Gm] bless her, _ [Eb] where have I seen [D] that girl?
I [Gm] should get such, [D] this whole [Gm] ride will go well, but she'll never find the sweet of man, and me.
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[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ Now when I die, I [D] want to [Gm] be married, _ _ _ [Eb] you know, five [D] scores, _ _ [Gm] and a step to the house.
I want a twenty dollar gold piece on my [Eb] watch [D] chain, let [Gm] the guys [D] know I died, [Gm] step back.
[D] I won't [G] need ten white horses [Gb] [Gm] to _ [Bbm] pull [D] my coffin.
I want the preservation of my old [Gm] man, to leave a number [Eb] of red.
[D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ I let her go, let her go, bless her, _ _ [Dm] where have I seen that girl?
I [E] should get such, this whole ride will go well, but she'll [Bb] never find the sweet of [Gm] man, and me.
I let her go, let her go, _ bless her, where have I seen [D] that girl?
[Gm] I should get such, this whole ride will go well, but she'll never find the sweet of man, and me.
[Eb] She'll never find the sweet of man, _ _ _ like me.
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[Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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