St James Hospital chords by Doc Watson

St. James hospital - Doc Watson

From the album "Doc Watson" released in 1964

Original key: Bm

capo II

Intro:

Am

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Early one morning at the St. James Hospital
Am    G          E7
Early one morning morn in the month of May
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When I looked through the window and a'spied a dear cowboy
Am   Dm    E7     Am
A dear cowboy as cold as the clay

Am     G     E7     Am
Set ye down by me and hear my sad story
Am     G     E7
Set ye down by me and sing me a song
    Am      G       E7      Am
For my poor head is aching and my sad heart is breaking
Am     Dm     E7       Am
I'm a poor cowboy that knowed he done wrong


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Send for that doctor to come n'heal up my body
Am        G          E7
And send for the preacher to come and pray for my soul
    Am      G       E7     Am
For my poor head is aching and my sad heart is breaking
Am  Dm       E7     Am
I'm a poor cowboy and hell is my doom

Am         G          E7    Am
Get sixteen pretty maidens to come and carry my coffin
Am       G          E7
Sixteen pretty maidens to come and sing me a song
  Am     G         E7       Am
And tell 'em to bring some o'them sweet smelling roses
Am      Dm        E7    Am
So they can't smell me as they tote me along


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Beat the drums slowly and play the fife lowly
Am       G      E7
Play the death march as ye carry me along
   Am     G     E7   Am
Throw bunches of lilies all over my coffin
Am        Dm     E7       Am