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Goodnight Irene by Leadbelly - Guitar Chords
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Goodnight Irene - Lead Belly
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Tabbed by: StoogeKebab
Tuning: Standard
Information:
This has a relatively constant strumming pattern, alternating (string) 6, Chord, Chord
5, Chord, Chord in 3/4 Waltz Time. There are also a number of short riffs played in
between, similar to those heard (NOT SEEN - NOTE - VIDEO WAS RE DUBBED) in this video:
--.-/watch?ds49axn50JSI0W-E
They are as follows and will be marked with [square brackets] alongside the chords:
Riff 1:
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|-4-3-2------|
E|------------|
Riff 2:
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|-0-1-2------|
E|------------|
Riff 3 (played faster than others to maintain correct time):
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|-0-2-4------|
Riff 4:
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|-0-2-4------|
E|------------|
The chords are as follows
[A] [E7] [D] [D7] [D7/F#] OR [F#dim]
e|-0---0----2----2-----2----------2---|
B|-2---3----3----1-----1----------1---|
G|-2---1----2----2-----2----------2---|
D|-2---0----0----0-----0--------------|
A|-0---2---------------0--------------|
E|-----0---------------2----------2---|
The song begins with a strum on the open 5th string
A [1] E7
I asked your mother for you
[2] E7 [3] A
She told me that you was too young
[3] A [4] D D7
I wish dear Lord that I'd never seen your face
D7/F# D7 [3] E7 [3] A
I'm sorry you ever was born
A [1] E7
Irene goodnight,
[2] E7 [3] A
I - rene good-night
[3] A [4] D D7
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene
D7/F# D7 [3] E7 [3] A
I'll kiss you in my dreams
A [1] E7
Sometimes I live in the country
[2] E7 [3] A
Sometimes I live in town
[3] A [4] D D7
Sometimes I have a great notion
D7/F# D7 [3] E7 [3] A
To jump into the river and drown
A [1] E7
Irene goodnight,
[2] E7 [3] A
I - rene good-night
[3] A [4] D D7
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene
D7/F# D7 [3] E7 [3] A
I'll kiss you in my dreams
A [1] E7
Last Saturday night I got married
[2] E7 [3] A
Me and my wife settled down
[3] A [4] D D7
Now me and my wife are parted
D7/F# D7 [3] E7 [3] A
I'm gonna take another stroll downtown
A [1] E7
Irene goodnight,
[2] E7 [3] A
I - rene good-night
[3] A [4] D D7
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene
D7/F# D7 [3] E7 [3] A
I'll kiss you in my dreams
A [1] E7
Stop ramblin', stop your gamblin'
[2] E7 [3] A
Stop stayin' out late at night
[3] A [4] D D7
Go home to your wife and your family
D7/F# D7 [3] E7 [3] A
Sit down by the fireside bright
A [1] E7
Irene goodnight,
[2] E7 [3] A
I - rene good-night
[3] A [4] D D7
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene
D7/F# D7 [3] E7 [3] A
I'll kiss you in my dreams
A [1] E7
I love Irene God knows I do
[2] E7 [3] A
Love her till the sea run dry
[3] A [4] D D7
And if Irene turns her back on me
D7/F# D7 [3] E7 [3] A
I'm gonna take morphine and die
A [1] E7
Irene goodnight,
[2] E7 [3] A
I - rene good-night
[3] A [4] D D7
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene
D7/F# D7 [3] E7 [3] A
I'll kiss you in my dreams
A [1] E7
One day, one day, one day
[2] E7 [3] A
Irene was walking a- long
[3] A [4] D D7
Last words I heard her say
D7/F# D7 [3] E7 [3] A
I want you to sing me a song
A [1] E7
Irene goodnight,
[2] E7 [3] A
I - rene good-night
[3] A [4] D D7
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene
D7/F# D7 [3] E7 [3] A
I'll kiss you in my dreams
We also have 12 songs by Leadbelly
- Bottle Up And Go
- Gee But I Want To Go Home Army Life
- Good Morning Blues
- Goodnight Irene
- John Henry
- Midnight Special
- On A Monday
- Pick A Bale Of Cotton
- Rock Island Line
- Shorty George
- The Bourgeois Blues
- Where Did You Sleep Last Night
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