Goodnight Irene chords by Eric Clapton

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: E MajorE

Difficulty: Intermediate

3/4 time

Intro:
A augmentedA A augmentedA E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE A augmentedA A augmentedA A augmentedA A7A7 D MajorD B7B7 E MajorE E MajorE A augmentedA A augmentedA
each Chord is one bar, 3 counts

"Goodnight Irene" Eric Clapton

Verse:
   A augmentedA          E MajorE
Last Saturday night I got married,
E MajorE           A augmentedA
Me and my wife settled down.
  A augmentedA     A7A7    D MajorD
Now me and my wife are parted,
   B7B7      E MajorE     A augmentedA
Gonna take a little stroll downtown.

Chorus:
 A augmentedA    E MajorE   E MajorE     A augmentedA
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight.
A augmentedA     A7A7   D MajorD     B7B7
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene.
E MajorE         A augmentedA
I´ll see you in my dreams.

Verse:
   A augmentedA          E MajorE
Stop ramblin´, stop your gamblin´,
E MajorE        A augmentedA
Stop stayin´out late at night.
         A7A7      D MajorD
Come home to your wife and your family,
  B7B7     E MajorE    A augmentedA
And sit by the fire so bright.


Chorus:
 A augmentedA    E MajorE   E MajorE     A augmentedA
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight.
A augmentedA     A7A7   D MajorD     B7B7
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene.
E MajorE         A augmentedA
I´ll see you in my dreams.

A augmentedA A augmentedA E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE A augmentedA A augmentedA A augmentedA A7A7 D MajorD B7B7 E MajorE E MajorE A augmentedA A augmentedA


Verse:
 A augmentedA            E MajorE
I love Irene, God knows I do,
E MajorE         A augmentedA
Love her ´til the rivers run dry.
         A7A7      D MajorD
If Irene should ever turn her back on me,
   B7B7  E MajorE      A augmentedA
Gonna take morphine and die.


 A augmentedA    E MajorE   E MajorE     A augmentedA
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight.
A augmentedA     A7A7   D MajorD     B7B7
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene.
E MajorE         A augmentedA
I´ll see you in my dreams.

 A augmentedA    E MajorE   E MajorE     A augmentedA
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight.
A augmentedA     A7A7   D MajorD     B7B7
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene.
E MajorE         A augmentedA
I´ll see you in my dreams.

A augmentedA     A7A7   D MajorD     B7B7
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene.
E MajorE         A augmentedA
I´ll see you in my dreams.