GoodNight Irene
Slowly - as a Waltz
1ST VERSE
C G
I ASKED YOUR MOTHER FOR YOU
G7 C
SHE SAID THAT YOU WAS TOO YOUNG
C7 F D7
NOW I WISH I'D NEVER SEEN YOUR FACE
G G7 C
I WISH I'D NEVER BEEN BORN
CHORUS -
C G G7 C
IRENE GOOD NIGHT. IRENE GOODNIGHT
C7 F D7
GOOD NIGHT IRENE, GOODNIGHT IRENE
G G7 C
I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
2ND VERSE
SOMETIMES I LIVE IN THE CITY,
SOMETIMES I LIVE IN THE TOWN
SOMETIMES I GET A GREAT NOTION,
TO JUMP INTO THE RIVER AND DROWN
CHORUS -
3RD & 4TH VERSES
I LOVES IRENE, GOD KNOWS I DO.
LOVES HER TILL THE SEA RUNS DRY
BUT IF IRENE TURNS HER BACK ON ME
I'M GONNA TAKE MORPHENE AND DIE
STOP RAMBLIN' AND STOP GAMBLIN'
STOP STAYIN' OUT LATE AT NIGHT
GO ON HOME TO YOUR WIFE AND YOUR FAMILY, BOY
AND SIT DOWN BY THE FIRE SIDE BRIGHT
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