Chords for Goodnight Irene - The Brothers Four
Tempo:
109.6 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Ab
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] When I asked your mother [Bb] for you, she told me you were too [Eb] young
Now I wish I had never even [Ab] seen your face or [Bb] heard your lying tongue
So Saturday night [Bb] I got married, me and [Gm] my wife [Eb] settled down
Now me and my wife [Ab] are parted, I'm [Bb] gonna take [Gm] another stroll [Eb] downtown
Irene, [Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Bb] I'll see you in [Eb] my dreams
[Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
Sometimes I live [Bb] in the country, sometimes I live [Eb] in town
Sometimes I have a [Ab] great notion [Bb] to jump into the river [Eb] and drown
So stop your ramblin', stop your [Bb] gamblin', stayin' [Gm] out late at [Eb]
night
Go home to your wife [Ab] and family, [Bb] sit down by the fireside bright
Irene [Bb]
goodnight, [Gm] [Eb]
goodnight Irene, [Ab] goodnight Irene, [Bb] I'll see you in [Eb] my dreams
Goodnight Irene, [Ab] goodnight Irene, [Bb] I'll see you in [Eb] my dreams
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] When I asked your mother [Bb] for you, she told me you were too [Eb] young
Now I wish I had never even [Ab] seen your face or [Bb] heard your lying tongue
So Saturday night [Bb] I got married, me and [Gm] my wife [Eb] settled down
Now me and my wife [Ab] are parted, I'm [Bb] gonna take [Gm] another stroll [Eb] downtown
Irene, [Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Bb] I'll see you in [Eb] my dreams
[Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
Sometimes I live [Bb] in the country, sometimes I live [Eb] in town
Sometimes I have a [Ab] great notion [Bb] to jump into the river [Eb] and drown
So stop your ramblin', stop your [Bb] gamblin', stayin' [Gm] out late at [Eb]
night
Go home to your wife [Ab] and family, [Bb] sit down by the fireside bright
Irene [Bb]
goodnight, [Gm] [Eb]
goodnight Irene, [Ab] goodnight Irene, [Bb] I'll see you in [Eb] my dreams
Goodnight Irene, [Ab] goodnight Irene, [Bb] I'll see you in [Eb] my dreams
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Ab
Gm
Bb
Eb
Ab
Gm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ When I asked your mother [Bb] for you, she told me you were too [Eb] young
_ Now I wish I had never even [Ab] seen your face or [Bb] heard your lying tongue
_ So Saturday night [Bb] I got married, _ me and [Gm] my wife [Eb] settled down
Now me and my wife [Ab] are _ parted, I'm [Bb] gonna take [Gm] another stroll [Eb] downtown _
_ _ _ Irene, _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Bb] I'll see you in [Eb] my _ _ dreams
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ Sometimes I live [Bb] in the country, _ _ sometimes I live [Eb] in town
_ _ Sometimes I have a [Ab] great notion _ [Bb] to jump into the river [Eb] and drown
So stop your ramblin', stop your _ [Bb] gamblin', stayin' [Gm] out late at [Eb] _
night
Go home to your wife [Ab] and family, _ [Bb] sit down by the fireside bright
_ _ Irene _ [Bb] _
goodnight, _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ goodnight Irene, _ [Ab] goodnight Irene, [Bb] I'll see you in [Eb] my dreams
_ Goodnight Irene, _ [Ab] goodnight Irene, [Bb] I'll see you in [Eb] my dreams
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ When I asked your mother [Bb] for you, she told me you were too [Eb] young
_ Now I wish I had never even [Ab] seen your face or [Bb] heard your lying tongue
_ So Saturday night [Bb] I got married, _ me and [Gm] my wife [Eb] settled down
Now me and my wife [Ab] are _ parted, I'm [Bb] gonna take [Gm] another stroll [Eb] downtown _
_ _ _ Irene, _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Bb] I'll see you in [Eb] my _ _ dreams
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ Sometimes I live [Bb] in the country, _ _ sometimes I live [Eb] in town
_ _ Sometimes I have a [Ab] great notion _ [Bb] to jump into the river [Eb] and drown
So stop your ramblin', stop your _ [Bb] gamblin', stayin' [Gm] out late at [Eb] _
night
Go home to your wife [Ab] and family, _ [Bb] sit down by the fireside bright
_ _ Irene _ [Bb] _
goodnight, _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ goodnight Irene, _ [Ab] goodnight Irene, [Bb] I'll see you in [Eb] my dreams
_ Goodnight Irene, _ [Ab] goodnight Irene, [Bb] I'll see you in [Eb] my dreams
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _