• Song:

    Goodnight Irene

  • Artist:

    Misc Traditional

Intro: F | F7 | Bb || C7 || F | C7 |

F         C7               F
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
            F7       Bb 
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene 
     C7            F
I'll see you in my dreams 


F                       C7
Sometimes I live in the country
                    F 
Sometimes I live in town
            F7           Bb
Sometimes I have a great notion 
   C7                      F       C7
To jump into the river and drown 


F         C7               F
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
            F7       Bb 
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene 
     C7            F
I'll see you in my dreams  


F                      C7
Quit ramblin' and quit gamblin' 
                         F
Quit stayin' out late at night 
                    F7       Bb
Stay home with your wife and family 
    C7                   F        C7
Sit down by the fireside bright 


F         C7               F
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
            F7       Bb 
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene 
     C7            F
I'll see you in my dreams  


F                   C7
I asked your mother for you 
                        F
She told me you was too young 
                          F7        Bb
I wished to God I'd never seen your face 
    C7                 F
I's sorry you ever was born 


F         C7               F
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
            F7       Bb 
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene 
     C7            F
I'll see you in my dreams

  
F                 C7
I love Irene, God knows I do 
                                F
I'll love her till the seas run dry
                       F7     Bb
And if Irene turns her back upon me 
         C7           F     C7
I'd take morphine and die 


F         C7               F
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
            F7       Bb 
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene 
     C7            F
I'll see you in my dreams  

F                         C7
You cause me to weep, you cause me to mourn 
                         F
You cause me to leave my home 
                          F7        Bb
But the very last words I heard her say 
     C7                      F         C7
Was "Please sing me one more song"
 

F         C7               F
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
            F7       Bb 
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene 
     C7            F
I'll see you in my dreams 
            F7       Bb 
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene 
     C7            F
I'll see you in my dreams
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