Rag'n'bone Man - St james

^AmI went down to ^Fold Joe's barroom^{C G} On the ^Amcorner, by the ^Fstairs^{C G Am}Drinks were served ^Fas usual^{C G} And the ^Amusual crowd was ^Fthere^{C G} On my ^Amleft stood Joe Mc^FKennedy^{C G} His ^Ameyes were ^Fbloodshot red^{C G} And he ^Amturned to face the ^Fcrowd a^Cround him^{G Am}These are the ^Fvery words he ^Csaid:^G

"I went ^Amdown to St. James in^Ffirmary^{C G} Saw my b^Amaby lying ^Fthere^{C G Am}Stretched out on a ^Flong white table^{C G} So ^Amcold, so ^Fdeep, so ^Cfair^G Let her ^Amgo, let her ^Fgo, ^CLord bless ^Gher ^AmWherever ^Fshe may ^Cbe^G And ^AmI can ^Fsearch this ^Cwhole world right ^Gover You'll ^Amnever find a ^Fsweet man as ^Cme"^G

^AmWhen I die, ^Fplease bury ^Cme^{G Am}Outside of ^FStetson ^Chat^{G Am}Put a gold piece ^Fon my watch ^Cchain^{G Am}So the boys ^Fwill know that I ^Cdied standing ^Gfair

^AmI want six ^Fgamblers to ^Cbe my pall^Gbearers ^AmI want a working ^Fgirl to ^Csing me a ^Gsong ^AmI want a ^Fjazz band on my ^Chearse wagon^G To raise ^Amhell as we ^Froll a^Clong^G

^AmNow that you've ^Fheard my ^Cstory^{G Am}I'll take a^Fnother shot of the ^Cbooze^G And if ^Amanybody ^Fshould ask me^{C G Am}Tell'em I got ^Fme those gamblin' ^Cdues^{G Am}Tell'em I got ^Fme those gamblin' ^Cdues^{G Am}Tell'em I got ^Fme those gamblin' ^Cdues^G