San Quentin Infirmary Blues Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][E][Am]

[Verse 1]
I've [Am]come to accept the terms
of my expiration [E]date[Am]
They [Dm]scheduled my last breath on the
row at San [Am]Quentin State
'Least that's what the judge said
in that courtroom that day
But [E]God, he sure wanted the last
word in deciding my [Am]fate

[Verse 2]
[Dm]We all know there ain't no certainty
[Am]Except the day w[Dm]e croak and
paying for our [Am]right to breathe
[Dm]I sure thought I had a
few more [Am]skies to see
But I [E]died in the San Quentin Infirmary
[Am][E][Am][E][Am]

[Verse 3]
I was getting
ready for my death by the rope
Still [Dm]a few years down the line but they
found a lump in [Am]my throat
Thought they caught it early but
the doctor came and said
Call the [E]father, start repentin' cuz
its spreading to [Am]your head

[Verse 4]
[Dm]We all know there ain't no c[Am]ertainty
Except [Dm]the day we croak and paying
for our [Am]right to breathe
[Dm]I sure thought I had a
few more [Am]skies to see
But I [E]died in the San Quentin Infirm[Am]ary
We [Dm]all know there ain't no certainty
[Am]Except the day w[Dm]e croak and
paying for our [Am]right to [Dm]breathe
I sure thought I had a few
more [Am]skies to see
But I [E]died in the San Quentin Infirmary
[Am]

[Interlude 1]
[Dm][Am][Dm][E]
[Am][Dm][Am][E]
[Am]

[Verse 5]
[Dm]We all know there ain't no certainty
[Am]Except the day w[Dm]e croak and
paying for our [Am]right to breathe
[Dm]I sure thought I had
a few [Am]more skies to see
But I [E]died in the San Quentin
[Am]Infirmary
Yeah I [E]died in the San Quentin Infirmary
[Am]Yeah I died [E]in the San Quentin Infirmary
[Am]