Am      E         Am
I went down to old Joe's barroom
Dm     F              E
On the corner, by the stairs
       Am      E         Am
Drinks were served as usual
Dm     F              E
And the usual crowd was there
       Am      E         Am
On my left stood Joe McKennedy
Dm     F              E
His eyes were bloodshot red
       Am      E         Am
And he turned to face the crowd around him
Dm     F              E
These are the very words he said:

       Am      E         Am
"I went down to St. James infirmary
Dm     F              E
Saw my baby lying there
       Am      E         Am
Stretched out on a long white table
Dm     F              E
So cold, so deep, so fair
       Am      E         Am
Let her go, let her go, Lord bless her
Dm     F         E
Wherever she may be
       Am      E         Am
And I can search this whole world right over
Dm     F              E
You'll never find a sweet man as me"

Am E Am F E Am

       Am      E         Am
When I die, please bury me
Dm     F            E
Outside of Stetson hat
       Am      E         Am
Put a gold piece on my watch chain
Dm     F              E
So the boys will know that I died standing fair

       Am      E         Am
I want six gamblers to be my pallbearers
Dm     F              E
I want a working girl to sing me a song
       Am      E         Am
I want a jazz band on my hearse wagon
Dm     F              E
To raise hell as we roll along

       Am      E         Am
Now that you've heard my story
Dm     F              E
I'll take another shot of the booze
       Am      E         Am
And if anybody should ask me
Dm     F              E
Tell'em I got me those gamblin' dues
       Am      E         Am
Tell'em I got me those gamblin' dues
Dm     F              E
Tell'em I got me those gamblin' dues

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Am
When I heard that sound
         F
When the walls came down
                 C
I was thinking about you
 G/B
About you
        Am
When my skin grows old
        F
When my breath runs cold
                  C
I'll be thinking about you
 G/B
About you

Verse:
                Am
Seconds from my heart
                  F
А bullet from the dark
                G
Helpless, I surrender
                 Dm
Shackled by your love
                Am
Holding me like this
                    F
With poison on your lips 
               G
Only when it's over
                Dm
Silence it's so hard

Refrain:
               F        Am               G
'Cause it was almost love, it was almost love
         F        Am            G
It was almost love, it was almost love

Chorus:
       Am
When I heard that sound
         F
When the walls came down
                 C
I was thinking about you
 G/B
About you
        Am
When my skin grows old
        F
When my breath runs cold
                  C
I'll be thinking about you
 G/B
About you

Post Chorus:
       Am
When I run out of air to breathe
          F
It's your ghost I see
                  C          G/B
I'll be thinking about you, about you
       Am        C          G
It was almost love, it was almost...

Verse:
                      Am
We bleed ourselves in vain
                   F
How tragic is this game
                 G        
Turn around, I'm holding on to someone
        Dm
But the love is gone
             Am                              F
Carrying the load, with wings that feel like stone
                G
Knowing that we nearly fell so far now
     Dm
It's hard to tell

Refrain:
        F             Am             G
Yeah we came so close, it was almost love
        F         Am            G
It was almost love, it was almost love

Chorus:
       Am
When I heard that sound
         F
When the walls came down
                 C
I was thinking about you
 G/B
About you
        Am
When my skin grows old
        F
When my breath runs cold
                  C
I'll be thinking about you
 G/B
About you

Post Chorus:
       Am
When I run out of air to breathe
          F
It's your ghost I see
                  C          G/B
I'll be thinking about you, about you

Bridge:
F          Am                  G
  While I reached out for your hand
F          Am                Em
  When the walls were caving in
F          Am                  G
  Well, I see you on the other side
F          Am           E
  We can try all over again

Chorus:
       Am
When I heard that sound
         F
When the walls came down
                 C
I was thinking about you
 G/B
About you
        Am
When my skin grows old
        F
When my breath runs cold
                  C
I'll be thinking about you
 G/B
About you

Post Chorus:
       Am
When I run out of air to breathe
          F
It's your ghost I see
                  C          G/B
I'll be thinking about you, about you

Refrain:
              F          Am              G
'Cause it was almost love, it was almost love
        F         Am          G
It was almost love, it was almost love

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Bm  
Maybe I'm foolish, maybe I'm blind 
 Bm  
Thinking I can see through this and see what's behind 
 Bm  
Got no way to prove it so maybe I'm blind 
             G                         Em  
But I'm only human after all, I'm only human after all 
                        Bm  
Don't put your blame on me 
                        Bm  
Don't put your blame on me 
 Bm  
Take a look in the mirror and what do you see 
 Bm  
Do you see it clearer or are you deceived in what you believe 
             G                            Em  
Cos I'm only human after all, you're only human after all 
                       Bm  
Don't put the blame on me 
                        Bm  
Don't put your blame on me 
 
Припев: 
 Bm  
Some people got the real problems 
 Bm  
Some people out of luck 
 Bm  
Some people think I can solve them 
 Bm  
Lord heavens above 
         G                         Em  
I'm only human after all, I'm only human after all 
                       Bm  
Don't put the blame on me 
                       Bm  
Don't put the blame on me 
 
 Bm  
Don't ask my opinion 
 Bm  
don't ask me to lie 
 Bm  
Then beg for forgiveness  
 Bm  
for making you cry, making you cry 
             G                         Em  
Cos I'm only human after all, I'm only human after all 
                        Bm                         Bm  
Don't put your blame on me, don't put the blame on me 
 
Припев: 
 Bm  
Some people got the real problems 
 Bm  
Some people out of luck 
 Bm  
Some people think I can solve them 
 Bm  
Lord heavens above 
         G                         Em  
I'm only human after all, I'm only human after all 
                       Bm  
Don't put the blame on me 
                       Bm  
Don't put the blame on me 
         G  
I'm only human I make mistakes 
         Em                                            Bm  
I'm only human that's all it takes to put the blame on me 
                        Bm  
Don't put your blame on me 

Бридж: 
 D                   Bm  
I'm no prophet or messiah 
 D                           F#  
Should go looking somewhere higher 
 
Припев: 
         G                         Em  
I'm only human after all, I'm only human after all 
                       Bm                         Bm  
Don't put the blame on me, don't put the blame on me 
         G                  
I'm only human I do what I can 
           Em  
I'm just a man, I do what I can 
                       Bm  
Don't put the blame on me 
                        Bm  
Don't put your blame on me

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