St. James Hotel

# # #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# ##This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # ##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## #From: schneider@pobox.com (Adam Schneider) # #ST. JAMES HOTEL (Mary Karlzen) # ------------------------------ #(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 EEAA (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)