Dave van Ronk - St james infirmary

^AmIt was down at ^E7old Joe's ^Ambar room At the corner ^Fby the ^E7square They were ^Amserving ^E7drinks as ^Amusual^{Am/C D7} And the ^Amusual c^E7rowd was t^Amhere

^AmOn my left stood ^E7big Joe ^AmMacKennedy His eyes were b^Flood- shot ^E7red And as he ^Amturned to the ^E7crowd ^Amaround him^{Am/C D7} These were the ^Amvery ^E7words he said.^Am

^AmI went down to ^E7St. James ^AmInfirmary ^AmI saw my ^Fba- by t^E7here ^AmStretched out on a ^E7long, white ^Amtable ^{Am/C D7} So ^Amsweet, so c^E7old, so f^Amair

^AmLet her go. Let her ^E7go, God bles^Ams her ^AmWherever ^Fshe may ^E7be She may ^Amsearch this ^E7wide world ^Amover ^{Am/C D7} And never ^Amfind another s^E7weet man ^Amlike me

^AmWhen I die ^E7pleas^Ame bury me ^AmIn my high-top ^FStetson h^E7at Place a ^Amtwenty-dollar ^E7gold piece on my ^Amwatch chai^Am/Cn ^D7 So they'll k^Amnow I died st^E7anding ^Ampat

I want ^Amsix crap-^E7shooters for my ^Ampallbearers A ^Amchorus girl to ^Fsing me a ^E7song Put a ^Amjazz band on ^E7my hearse ^Amwagon ^{Am/C D7} To raise ^Amhell as we ^E7roll ^Amalong

^AmNow that you've ^E7heard my ^Amstory ^AmI'll take another ^Fshot of ^E7booze ^AmAnd if anyone ^E7here should ^Amask you^{Am/C D7} Tell them I've ^Amgot the g^E7ambler's ^Amblues