{"id":960,"date":"2021-03-26T14:44:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T14:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/?page_id=960"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:26:43","slug":"st-james-infirmary-blues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/?page_id=960","title":{"rendered":"St. James Infirmary Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Traditional<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-inb-ddningshanterare wp-block-embed-inb-ddningshanterare wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arlo Guthrie - &quot;St.James Infirmary&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JsPLpt9jVvs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Song begins at 2:30<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chord Substitutions on St James Infirmary\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KSnP6YdfV1o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"St. James Infirmary\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ieUZzMIHFYQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Intro:Instrumental Verse<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">[Am]It was down in [E7]old Joe\u2019s [Am]Bar room, [E7]\n\nOn the [Am]corner [Dm]by the [Am]square,  [E7]\n\nThey were [Am]serving [E7]drinks as [Am]usual, [E7]\n\nAnd [F]the usual [E7]crowd was [Am]there [E7]\n\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-\n\n[Am]On my left stood [E7]Big Joe Mc[Am]Kennedy [E7]\n\nAnd his [Am]eyes were [Dm]bloodshot [Am]red [E7]\n\nAnd he [Am]looked at the [E7]gang [Am]around him [E7]\n\n[F]These were the [E7]very words he [Am]said: [E7]\n\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-\n\n[Am]I went down to [E7]St. James [Am]Infirmary [E7]\n\nI [Am]saw my [Dm]baby [Am]there [E7]\n\nShe was [Am]stretched out on a [E7]long white [Am]table [E7]\n\n[F]So pale, so [E7]cold, so [Am]fair [E7]\n\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-\n\nInstrumental verse\n\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-\n\n[Am]Seventeen [E7]coal-black [Am]horses [E7]\n\n[Am]Hitched to a [Dm]rubber-tied hack [E7]\n\n[Am]Seven girls [E7]goin\u2019 to the [Am]graveyard [E7]\n\nOnly [F]six of them are [E7]comin\u2019 [Am]back [E7]\n\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-\n\n[Am]Let her go, let her [E7]go, God [Am]bless her [E7]\n\n[Am]Where ever [Dm]she may [Am]be [E7]\n\nShe may [Am]search this [E7]wide world [Am]over [E7]\n\nAnd [F]never find a[E7]nother man like [Am]me [E7]\n\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-\n\n[Am]When I die, just [E7]bury [Am]me [E7]\n\nIn my [Am]high-top [Dm]Stetson [Am]hat [E7]\n\nPut a [Am]twenty dollar [E7]gold piece on my [Am]watch chain [E7]\n\nTo let the [F]Lord know I [E7]died standing [Am]pat [E7]\n\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-\n\nInstrumental verse\n\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-\n\nI [Am]want six crap [E7]shooters for my [Am]pall bearers [E7]\n\nA [Am]chorus girl to [Dm]sing me a [Am]song [E7]\n\nPut a [Am]jazz band on [E7]my hearse [Am]wagon [E7]\n\nTo [F]raise hell as we [E7]roll a[Am]long [E7]\n\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-\n\n[Am]And now that you\u2019ve [E7]heard my [Am]story [E7]\n\nI\u2019ll [Am]have another [Dm]shot of [Am]booze [E7]\n\nAnd if [Am]anyone [E7]here should [Am]ask you [E7]\n\nI\u2019ve [F]got the [E7]gamblers [Am]blues\n\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-\n\nInstrumental verse<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional Intro:Instrumental Verse [Am]It was down in [E7]old Joe\u2019s [Am]Bar room, [E7] On the [Am]corner [Dm]by the [Am]square, [E7] They were [Am]serving [E7]drinks as [Am]usual, [E7] And [F]the usual [E7]crowd was [Am]there [E7] \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014- [Am]On my left stood [E7]Big Joe Mc[Am]Kennedy [E7] And his [Am]eyes were [Dm]bloodshot [Am]red [E7] And he [Am]looked at the [E7]gang&hellip; 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