St James Hospital

CAPO: 2 Intro: Am G verse 1 Am G Em Am Early one morning at the St. James Hospital G Em E Early one morning in the month of May Am G Em Am I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen Dm E Am Wrapped in white linen and as cold as the clay verse 2 G Em Am Come sit down beside me and hear my sad story G Em E Come sit down beside me and hear my sad song Am G Em Am For my poor head is aching and my sad heart is breaking Dm E Am I’m a poor cowboy and I know I’ve done wrong verse 3 G Em Am Send for the preacher to come and pray o’er my body G Em E Send for the doctor to come and heal up my wound Am G Em Am For my poor head is aching and my sad heart is breaking Dm E Am I’m a poor cowboy and Hell is my doom verse 4 G Em Am Get me six pretty maidens for to carry my coffin G Em E Six pretty maidens for to sing me a song Am G Em Am And tell them to bring some of them sweet-smelling lilies Dm E Am To throw o’er my body as they carry me along Outro (fade to end) Am G Em Am G Em Am