Tom: G
Intro: D7 G
G D7
I asked your mother for you,
G
she told me that you were too young
G7 C
I wished to God I'd never seen your face,
D7 G
I'm sorry you ever were born
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
Sometimes I live in the country
G
sometimes I live in the town
G G7 C
Sometimes I have a great not-ion
D7 G
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 A )
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
D A7
I loves Irene, God knows I do
D
Love her till the sea runs dry
G
If Irene turns her back on me
D A D
I'm gonna take morphine and die
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
