St. James Infirmary

by Joe Primrose a.k.a. Irving Mills · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica

10 bent notes273 notesHoles 2–6Diatonic

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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend

Intro

I went down to Saint James Infirm`ry

to see my baby there

She was laying on a long white table

Went up to see the doctor"She`s very low" he said

Went back to see my baby great god she was

lying there dead

I went down to old Joe`s barroom on the corner

by the square

They were servin`the drinks as usual and the

usual crowd was there

On my left stood Joe McKennedy his eyes

blood shot red

He turned to the crowd around him these are

the words he said

Let her go let her go God bless her wherever

she may be

She may search this wide world over

she`ll never find a man like me

Oh when I die please bury me in my high top

Stetson hat

Put a gold piece on my watch chain

so they`ll know I died standin` pat

Get six gamblers to carry my coffin,six chorus

girls to sing my song

Put a jazz band on my tailgate to raise hell

as we go along

Now that`s the end of my story let`s have

another round of booze

And if any-one should ask you just tell them

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b = bend





Intro
4-4 5 5 -4 5 4 b-3 b-3 -3 4 2 b-3 4 5 -4 4 b-3 5





5  5    5   5   -4    -4    5  4 -3
I went down to Saint James Infirm`ry
4   4  -4  -5   5
to see my baby there
 5   5   5  5  5  5  -4   5    4 b-3
She was laying on a long white table
b-3 4    4  b-3  4  b-3
so sweet so cool so fair
 5   5  5  -4  5   4 b-3  5     5 5   -6  -5  5
Went up to see the doctor"She`s very low" he said
 5    5   5  -4  5  4-3  b-3   -3  4   b-3
Went back to see my baby great god she was
 5-4    4   b-3
lying there dead
5  5    5   -4  -4  5    4  b-3  4   4   4  4
I went down to old Joe`s barroom on the corner
-6 -5    5
by the square
 5    5    5  5   5   -4    5  4 b-3 b-3  3
They were servin`the drinks as usual and the
4b-3   5-4   4   b-3
usual crowd was there
5  5   5     5    -4  5 4 b-3  5    5
On my left stood Joe McKennedy his eyes
-6     -5   5
blood shot red
5    5    5   5   -4    5  4  b-3 b-3 -3 4
He turned to the crowd around him these are
4b-3 5-4  4   -3
the words he said
 5   5  5  b-3  5  -4  5    4   b-3 5  5 b-3
Let her go let her go God bless her wherever
-6  -5  5
she may be
 5   5  5 b-3 4 5    -4    5   4 b-3
She may search this wide world over
b-3 -3 4b-3   4  b-35-4  4   b-3
she`ll never find a man like me
5   5  b-3 -4   5    4 4 b-3  4 4  4b-3 4  5
Oh when I die please bury me in my high   top
-6 b-3  -5
Stetson hat
 5  5  5    5    -4 5   4     b-3
Put a gold piece on my watch chain
b-3 -3 4    4   4  b-3 5 -4 4   b-3
so they`ll know I died standin` pat
5    5  5b-3 5   5  -4 5  5   4 -3  5    5 b-3
Get six gamblers to carry my coffin,six chorus
 4    5   -6  -5  5
girls to sing my song
 5  5 5b-3 4 5   -4 5  4b-3 b-3 -3 4b-3   4
Put a jazz  band on my tailgate to raise hell
b-3 5 4  4 b-3
as we go along
 5  5 b-3  5b-3-45 5  5  4 b-3  4    4b-3
Now that`s the end of my story let`s have
 4 5 -6  b-3  -5  5
another round of booze
 5  5  5 b-3 5  b-3   -4   -4  5    4   b-3
And if any-one should ask you just tell them
b-3  b-3 -3   4     4    b-3 5-4 4  b-3
I`ve got the Saint James Infirmary Blues