Irene Goodnight chords by Deer Tick

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