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Goodnight, Irene chords
Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter 1932 (Gussie Lord Davis 1886) Also performed by The
Weavers. Tom Waits, Willie Nelson, Ry Cooder etc.
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A E E7
Irene, goodnight
E A
Irene, goodnight
Goodnight, Irene
D
Goodnight, Irene,
E E7 A
I get you in my dreams
A E E7
Sometimes I live in the country,
E E7 A
sometimes I live in town
D
Sometimes I take a great notion,
E E7 A
to jump into the river and drown
A E E7
Irene, goodnight
E A
Irene, goodnight
Goodnight, Irene
D
Goodnight, Irene,
E E7 A
I get you in my dreams
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A E E7
Stop rambling, stop your gambling,
E E7 A
stop staying out late at night
D
Go home to your wife and your family,
E E7 A
sit down by the fireside bright
A E E7
Irene, goodnight
E A
Irene, goodnight
Goodnight, Irene
D
Goodnight, Irene,
E E7 A
I get you in my dreams
A E E7
Last Saturday night, I got married,
E E7 A
me and my wife settled down
D
Now me and my wife are parted,
E E7 A
I`m gonna take another stroll downtown
A E E7
Irene, goodnight
E A
Irene, goodnight
Goodnight, Irene
D
Goodnight, Irene,
E E7 A
I get you in my dreams
A E E7
I love Irene, God knows I do,
E E7 A
I`ll love her till the seas run dry
D
But if Irene should turn me down,
E E7 A
I`d take the morphine and die
A E E7
Irene, goodnight
E A
Irene, goodnight
Goodnight, Irene
D
Goodnight, Irene,
E E7 A
I get you in my dreams
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