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St James Infirmary

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Louis Armstrong (August 4, 1901 - July 6, 1971) nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance. With his instantly-recognizable gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser

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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

4/4 Slow Blues.

[Instrumental Intro]

Dm A7 Dm (x2)

[Trumpet Solo]

Dm A7 Dm Dm Bb7 A7 Dm A7 Dm Bb7 A7 Dm (x2)

[Vocal Intro]

Dm A7 Dm (x2)

[Verse 1]

Dm A7 Dm
I went down to St.James Infirmary
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Saw my baby there
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She was stretched out on a long, white table
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So cold, so sweet, so fair

[Verse 2]

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Let her go, let her go, God bless her
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Wherever she may be
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She can look this wide world over
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But she'll never find a sweet man like me

[Verse 3]

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When I die bury me in strait laced shoes,
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I want a Boxback coat and a Stetson hat
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Put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain
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So the boys will know that I died standin' pat

[Instrumental Outro]

Dm A7 Dm (x2)

[Trumpet Solo]

Dm A7 Dm Dm Bb7 A7 Dm A7 Dm Bb7 A7 Dm (x2)