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πΈ Intro:
G D7 G D7
πΈ Chorus:
G D7 G
Well Irene, good night Irene
Irene goodnight
G C
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
D7 G
I'll see you in my dreams
πΈ Verse 1:
G D7
Last Saturday I got married
G
Me and the wife settled down
C
Now me and my wife we Versed
D7 G
I think I'll go out on the town
πΈ Verse 2:
G D7
Cause sometimes I live in the country
G
Sometimes I live in the town
G7 C
Sometimes I take that great notion
D7 G
to jump in the river and drown
πΈ Chorus:
G D7 G
Irene goodnight Irene
Irene goodnight
C
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
D7 G
I'll see you in my dreams
πΈ Verse :
G D7
I love Irene
God knows I do
G
I'll love her till the seas run dry
G7 C7 C
If Irene should, ever turn me down
C7 D7 G
I'd take morphine and die
πΈ Chorus:
G D7 G
Irene goodnight Irene
Irene goodnight
C
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
D7 G
I'll see you in my dreams
πΈ Verse :
G D7
Stop rambling, stop gambling
G
Stop staying out all night
G7 C
Go home to your wife and your baby
D7 G
And stay by your fireside bright
πΈ Chorus:
G D7 G
So Irene goodnight Irene
Irene goodnight
C
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
D7 G
I'll see you in my dreams
πΈ Outro:
G C
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
D7 G
I'll see you in my dreams
Song History
Published: July 21, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025