Goodnight Irene Chords

by Leadbelly
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author flennon [a] 142.
2 contributors total, last edit on May 13, 2019
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Chords

G
D
D7
G7
C

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Goodnight Irene G/A
 
[Intro:] 1 2 3 1 2 D7 1 2 3 1 2 3 G 2 3 1 2 3
 
 
[Verses]
G          D       D7         G
Irene good-night, Irene good-night 
G            G7        C                 D7            G
Goodnight Ir-ene, good-night Ir-ene I'll see you in my dreams 
G                         D7                             G
Last Saturday night I got married me and my wife settled down 
G             G7        C             D7                       G
Now me and my wife have part-ed gonna take another stroll down town 
G          D       D7         G
Irene good-night, Irene good-night 
G            G7        C                 D7            G
Goodnight Ir-ene, good-night Ir-ene I'll see you in my dreams 
G                       D7                              G
Sometimes I live in the country sometimes I live in the town 
G           G7           C          D7                      G
Sometimes I have a great not-ion to jump into the river and drown 
G          D       D7         G
Irene good-night, Irene good-night 
G            G7        C                 D7            G
Goodnight Ir-ene, good-night Ir-ene I'll see you in my dreams 
 
G                                D          D7                       G
Quit your ramblin' and quit your gamblin', quit stayin' out late at night 
                    G7       C           D7                   G
Stay home with your wife and fam-ily sit down by the fireside bright 
G          D      D7         G
Irene good-night, Irene good-night 
G           G7        C                 D7            G
Goodnight Ir-ene, good-night Ir-ene I'll see you in my dreams 
G                   D            D7                         G
I asked your mother for you, she told me that you were too young 
G            G7            C                   D         D7         G
I wished to God I'd never seen your face, I'm sorry Im such a disgrace 
G          D       D7        G
Irene good-night, Irene good-night 
G           G7        C                 D7            G
Goodnight Ir-ene, good-night Ir-ene I'll see you in my dreams 
G         D        D7        G
Irene good-night, Irene good-night 
G            G7        C                 D        D7    G
Goodnight Ir-ene, good-night Ir-ene I'll see you in my dreams
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Goodnight Irene – Leadbelly
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