Goodnight Irene Chords & Lyrics by Leadbelly

Goodnight Irene

guitar chords lyrics

Leadbelly

Goodnight Irene G/A

Intro: 1 2 3 1 2 D7 1 2 3 1 2 3 G 2 3 1 2 3
G 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 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 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 2 3 1 2 3

E7 2 3 1 2 3 A 2 3 1 2
A E7 A
Quit your ramblin' and quit your gamblin', quit stayin' out late at night
A7 D E7 A
Stay home with your wife and fam-ily sit down by the fireside bright
A E7 A
Irene good-night, Irene good-night
A A7 D E7 A
Goodnight Ir-ene, good-night Ir-ene I'll see you in my dreams
A E7 A
I asked your mother for you, she told me that you were too young
A7 D E7 A
I wished to God I'd never seen your face, I'm sorry you ever were born
A E7 A
Irene good-night, Irene good-night
A A7 D E7 A
Goodnight Ir-ene, good-night Ir-ene I'll see you in my dreams
A E7 A
Irene good-night, Irene good-night
A A7 D E7 A
Goodnight Ir-ene, good-night Ir-ene I'll see you in my dreams