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Goodnight Irene by Leadbelly - Guitar Chords
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Tune guitar a half step down.
The strum pattern remains steady,
In the last line of each verse, the pattern is only "rest, down, down" per chord.
Im sorry if the srumming is confusing, litening to the recording may help. This
is my first tab, please comment if you have any suggestions!
[Verse 1]
A E7
I asked your mother for you
E7 A
She told me that you was too young
A Dm
I wish to the good Lord that I'd never seen your face
A E7 A
I'm sorry that you ere were born
[Chorus]
A E7
Irene good night
E7 A
Irene good night
A
Good night Irene
Dm
Good night Irene
A E7 A
I'll get you in my dreams
[Verse 2]
A E7
Sometimes I live in the country
E7 A
Sometimes I live in town
A Dm
Sometimes I haves a great notion
A E7 A
Jumping in to the river and drown
[Chorus]
A E7
Irene good night
E7 A
Irene good night
A
Good night Irene
Dm
Good night Irene
A E7 A
I'll get you in my dreams
[Verse 3]
A E7
Stop ramblin', and stop gamblin'
E7 A
Quit staying out late at night
A Dm
Go home to your wife and family
A E7 A
Stay there by the fireside bright
[Chorus]
A E7
Irene good night
E7 A
Irene good night
A
Good night Irene
Dm
Good night Irene
A E7 A
I'll get you in my dreams
[Verse 4]
A E7
I love Irene God knows I do
E7 A
I love her til the sea runs dry
A Dm
If Irene turns her back on me
A E7 A
I'm gonna take morphine and die
We also have 12 songs by Leadbelly
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- Gee But I Want To Go Home Army Life
- Good Morning Blues
- Goodnight Irene
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- 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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