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ST. JAMES HOTEL (Mary Karlzen)
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[Actually in F#; capo 4.]
[The A's that follow D and G have some Asus9's mixed in with them;
 listen to the recording to figure it out exactly.]
[The G(9)'s are probably just played as G's; improvise.]

D                   G                A    A
  At the St. James Hotel outside of Mexico
D                  G                 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 hid, 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

G             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]


- transcribed by Adam Schneider, http://adamschneider.net/

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