Irene Chords by Wayne Foret

_ _ I'd like to dedicate this next song to my late mother Irene.
This is for you mom. _
[F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A#] _
[A] _ In the middle [D]
of a dream _ I [C#] _
[D] _ _ heard somebody call [A] my name.
_ _ [F#] _
[A] _ I was afraid I'd wake up and find _ I'd [F#] _
[A] _ been along with a [D] worried mind.
_ _ [C#] _
[D] _ But [A] when I opened up my eyes _ _ [C#] _
[D] _ I saw there to [A] my surprise _ _ [F#] _
[A] _ the cutest girl I'd ever seen _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ was that girl they [D] call Irene.
_ _ [C#] _
[D] _ _ _ [A] Irene, [D] Irene, _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[D] _ oh you're the girl [A] of my dreams.
_ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ Irene, _ oh Irene, _ _ [F#] _
[A] _ the sweetest girl [D] I'd ever seen.
_ [E] _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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[A] _ _ _ _ But [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[D] _ _ [A] when I opened [D] up my eyes _ _ [C#] _
[D] _ I saw there to [A] my surprise _ the [F#] _
[A] _ _ sweetest girl I'd ever seen _ _ [F#] _
[A] _ _ was that girl they [D] call Irene.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ But when [A] I opened [D] up my _ eyes _ [C#] _
[D] _ _ I saw there to [A] my surprise _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ the sweetest girl I'd ever seen _ _ [E]
[A] was _ that girl they [D] call Irene.
_ _ _ [C#] _
[D] _ _ _ [A] Irene, [D] Irene, _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[D] _ oh you're the girl [A] of my dreams.
_ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ Irene, _ oh Irene, _ _ [F#] _
[A] _ baby [Em] please stay here [D] with me.
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