Louis Armstrong – St James Infirmary (Guitar Solo)
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Notes:
All riffs by me.
Key: F sharp
Tempo: moderate blues, don't rush it!
This 8 bar blues riff repeat throughout the entire song.
[Verse 1]
Am E Am e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--0h1-------1---------1---------------------1--1~-----1---1---1---| G|------2-----2------2-----2---1--------1-----2--2~-----2---2---2---| D|--------2---2---2------------2------2---2---2--2~-----2---2---2---| A|-----------------------------2---2------------------0---0---0-----| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| It was down in Old Joe's bar-room, F E Am E7 e|--1---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1----------------------------------| B|--1---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------1------------------| G|--2---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1---1--1--1--2------------1~~---| D|--3---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2---2--2--2--2----------0-------| A|------------------------------------2---2--2--2-----------2---------| E|-------------------------------------------------------0------------| on the corner by the square, Am E Am e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|--0h1------1---------1--------------------1--1~-----1---1---1---| G|------2----2------2----2---1--------1-----2--2~-----2---2---2---| D|--------2--2---2-----------2------2---2---2--2~-----2---2---2---| A|---------------------------2---2------------------0---0---0-----| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| the usual crowd was assembled F E Am e|--1---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------| B|--1---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------1~~---| G|--2---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1---1--1--1--1~~---| D|--3---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2---2--2--2--2~~---| A|------------------------------------2---2--2--2--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| and big Joe Mckenny was there.
[Solo]
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[lyrics]
St. James Infirmary Irving Mills
[Verse 1]
Am E Am It was down in Old Joe's bar-room, F E Am E7 on the corner by the square, Am E Am the usual crowd was assembled F E Am and big Joe Mckenny was there.
[Verse 2]
Am E Am He was standing at my shoulder, F E Am E7 his eyes were bloodshot red, Am E Am he turned to the crowd around him F E Am these are the very words he said.
[Verse 3]
Am E Am I went down to the St. James Infirmary, F E Am E7 I saw my baby there, Am E Am she was layed out on a cold white table, F E Am so cold, so white, so fair.
[Chorus]
Am E Am Let her go, let her go, God bless her, F E Am E7 wherever she may be, Am E Am she may search this wide world over, F E Am she'll never find a sweet man like me.
[Verse 4]
Am E Am When I die, bury me, F E Am E7 in a high top Stetson hat, Am E Am put a 20 dollar goldpiece on my watch chain, F E Am so God knows I died standing pat.
[Verse 5]
Am E Am I want 6 crapshooters for pallbearers, F E Am E7 chorus gonna sing me a song, Am E Am put a jazz band on my hearse wagon, F E Am raise hell, as I roll along.
[Chorus]
Am E Am Let her go, let her go, God bless her, F E Am E7 wherever she may be, Am E Am she may search this wide world over, F E Am she'll never find a better man than me.
[Solo]
[Verse 6]
Am E Am Roll out your rubber tired carriage, F E Am E7 roll out your old time hack, Am E Am 12 men going to the graveyard, F E Am and 11 coming back.
[Verse 7]
Am E Am Now that I've told my story, F E Am E7 I'll take another shot of booze, Am E Am and if anyone should happen to ask me, F E Am I got those gambler's blues.
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Legend
~ hold note with vibrato
h hammer on
p pull off
\ slide down
/ slide up
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