The White Stripes - St. James Infirmary blues: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "St. James Infirmary blues" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Fm
Well Folks, I'm goin' down to St. James
Infirmary, to see my baby there
She's stretched out on a long, white table,
  C       A#       G#    G  Fm
looks so good, so cold, so fair.

Let her go, let her go, god bless her,
wherever she may be,
She will search this wide world over,
but she'll never find another sweet man like me.

Take apart your bones and put 'em back together,
tell your mama that you're somebody new

Feel the breeze blowin tell em all 'look out
here it comes' now I can say whatever
I feel like to you

Then give me 6 crap-shootin' pallbearers,
let a chorus girl sing me a song
Put a red-hot jazz band,
we raise Hallelujah as we go along

Folks, now that you have heard my story,
say boy, hand me another shot of that rye;
If anyone should ask you, tell 'em
I've got those St. James Infirmary blues.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "St. James Infirmary blues" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "St. James Infirmary blues" by The White Stripes.

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