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From: schneider@pobox.com (Adam Schneider)
ST. JAMES HOTEL (Mary Karlzen)
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[Actually in F#; capo 4.]
[The A's that follow the G(9)'s have some Asus9's mixed in with them;
listen to the recording to figure it out exactly.]
D G(9) A A
At the St. James Hotel outside of Mexico
D G(9) A A
They say that a gunslinger named Wright died there a long time ago
Em A D G
In a poker game one afternoon, he was called out of the room
Em Em A
And the cards he held, well they fell to the floor
A
And he don't play cards no more
D G(9) A A
At the St. James Hotel outside of Mexico
D G(9) A A
They say that Frank and Jesse stayed there a long time ago, and they
Em A D G
Rode into town like two strangers, and no one questioned who they were
Em Em A A
They needed a night to sleep it off
Em A D G (Em)
I was all alone in the upstairs hall when from behind I heard him call
Em Em A A (D)
You must never never sell the St. James Hotel
D G(9) A A
The St. James Hotel outside of Mexico
D G(9) A A
The St. James Hotel outside of Mexico
Em A D G Em Em A A
[guitar solo]
D G(9) A A
Well I bought this hotel about a year ago
D G(9) A A (Em)
It was all broken down, and no one ever told of all the ghosts
Em A D G
That still walk the halls, I can hear 'em shooting up the walls
Em Em A A
And I know I will never sell the St. James Hotel
D G(9) A A
The St. James Hotel outside of Mexico
D G(9) A A
The St. James Hotel outside of Mexico, ohhhh
D G(9) A A
The St. James Hotel outside of Mexico, ohhhh
D G(9) A A
The St. James Hotel outside of Mexico
[repeat D G(9) A A several times]