Chords for Jerry Lee Lewis & Van Morrison - Goodnight Irene -
Tempo:
108.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
E
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
Well, [G] last Saturday night I [D] got married.
You know me and the little woman [G] settled down.
I mean, [C] last night I'm [D] going to take one more stroll [G] downtown.
[E] I [D] said, goodnight.
I said, I'll [E] reach.
[G] Goodnight. Goodnight.
Goodnight, [Dm] Mary.
[C]
Goodnight, Irene.
[D]
I'll say goodnight.
[G]
[D] [Gm]
[G] [D]
[G]
[C]
[D]
Goodnight, [G] Irene.
Well, I love Irene.
Baby, baby, and I [D] swear I do. Yeah, mama.
Well, I love her, love her, love her, love her, love her, love her, love her, love her, love her,
till the sea [Gm] runs dry.
[G] And if Irene [C] turns her back on me, I'm going [D] to take morphine [G] and die.
[F#] [D] Goodnight.
I'm telling you goodnight.
[G]
Goodnight.
Oh, goodnight.
[C]
[G] Goodnight, little thing.
[C] Goodnight, Irene.
[D] I'll see you in [G] my dreams.
Oh, you better stop your ramblin'.
Stop gamblin'.
Oh, God, son, you better [D] stop gamblin'.
Stop gamblin'. Stop gamblin'. Stop gamblin'. Stop spittin'.
Oh, boy, you better quit layin' your head drunk, drunk, drunk, drunk all [G]
night.
[D] Wanna go [G] home.
You got yourself a wife and you got [C] a family.
You better stand [A] down.
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[F#] [D]
You better stand down.
You better stand down.
You better stand down.
[G]
You better stand down.
[C] You [C] better [D] stand down.
You [E] better stand [G]
down.
You better stand down.
You better stand down.
You know me and the little woman [G] settled down.
I mean, [C] last night I'm [D] going to take one more stroll [G] downtown.
[E] I [D] said, goodnight.
I said, I'll [E] reach.
[G] Goodnight. Goodnight.
Goodnight, [Dm] Mary.
[C]
Goodnight, Irene.
[D]
I'll say goodnight.
[G]
[D] [Gm]
[G] [D]
[G]
[C]
[D]
Goodnight, [G] Irene.
Well, I love Irene.
Baby, baby, and I [D] swear I do. Yeah, mama.
Well, I love her, love her, love her, love her, love her, love her, love her, love her, love her,
till the sea [Gm] runs dry.
[G] And if Irene [C] turns her back on me, I'm going [D] to take morphine [G] and die.
[F#] [D] Goodnight.
I'm telling you goodnight.
[G]
Goodnight.
Oh, goodnight.
[C]
[G] Goodnight, little thing.
[C] Goodnight, Irene.
[D] I'll see you in [G] my dreams.
Oh, you better stop your ramblin'.
Stop gamblin'.
Oh, God, son, you better [D] stop gamblin'.
Stop gamblin'. Stop gamblin'. Stop gamblin'. Stop spittin'.
Oh, boy, you better quit layin' your head drunk, drunk, drunk, drunk all [G]
night.
[D] Wanna go [G] home.
You got yourself a wife and you got [C] a family.
You better stand [A] down.
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[F#] [D]
You better stand down.
You better stand down.
You better stand down.
[G]
You better stand down.
[C] You [C] better [D] stand down.
You [E] better stand [G]
down.
You better stand down.
You better stand down.
Key:
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Well, [G] last Saturday _ night _ I [D] got married. _ _ _
_ _ You know me _ and the little woman _ [G] settled down. _
_ _ _ I mean, _ _ _ _ _ [C] last night _ _ I'm _ [D] going to take _ one more stroll _ [G] downtown. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] said, goodnight.
_ _ _ _ _ I said, I'll _ _ _ [E] reach.
[G] Goodnight. Goodnight. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Goodnight, [Dm] Mary.
_ _ _ [C]
Goodnight, _ _ Irene.
_ _ [D]
I'll say _ goodnight.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ Goodnight, [G] Irene.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, I love Irene.
_ _ Baby, baby, and I [D] swear I do. Yeah, mama.
Well, I love her, love her, love her, love her, love her, love her, love her, love her, love her,
till the sea [Gm] runs dry.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ And if _ _ Irene _ [C] turns her back on me, _ _ _ I'm going [D] to take _ _ morphine _ [G] and die. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [D] Goodnight.
_ _ _ _ _ I'm telling you goodnight.
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
Goodnight.
_ _ _ _ Oh, _ goodnight.
_ _ _ _ _ [C]
[G] Goodnight, little thing.
[C] Goodnight, Irene.
_ [D] I'll see _ _ you in [G] my dreams.
_ _ _ Oh, you better stop your ramblin'.
Stop gamblin'.
Oh, God, son, you better [D] stop gamblin'.
Stop gamblin'. Stop gamblin'. Stop gamblin'. Stop spittin'.
Oh, boy, you better quit layin' your head drunk, drunk, drunk, drunk all [G]
night.
_ _ _ [D] Wanna go [G] home.
_ You got yourself a wife and you got [C] a family.
_ _ _ You better stand [A] down.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ You better stand down.
You better stand down.
You better stand down.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You better stand _ _ _ _ down.
[C] You _ [C] _ _ _ _ better [D] stand _ down.
You [E] better stand _ [G] _
_ _ _ down.
You better stand down.
You better stand down. _ _
_ _ You know me _ and the little woman _ [G] settled down. _
_ _ _ I mean, _ _ _ _ _ [C] last night _ _ I'm _ [D] going to take _ one more stroll _ [G] downtown. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] said, goodnight.
_ _ _ _ _ I said, I'll _ _ _ [E] reach.
[G] Goodnight. Goodnight. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Goodnight, [Dm] Mary.
_ _ _ [C]
Goodnight, _ _ Irene.
_ _ [D]
I'll say _ goodnight.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ Goodnight, [G] Irene.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, I love Irene.
_ _ Baby, baby, and I [D] swear I do. Yeah, mama.
Well, I love her, love her, love her, love her, love her, love her, love her, love her, love her,
till the sea [Gm] runs dry.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ And if _ _ Irene _ [C] turns her back on me, _ _ _ I'm going [D] to take _ _ morphine _ [G] and die. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [D] Goodnight.
_ _ _ _ _ I'm telling you goodnight.
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
Goodnight.
_ _ _ _ Oh, _ goodnight.
_ _ _ _ _ [C]
[G] Goodnight, little thing.
[C] Goodnight, Irene.
_ [D] I'll see _ _ you in [G] my dreams.
_ _ _ Oh, you better stop your ramblin'.
Stop gamblin'.
Oh, God, son, you better [D] stop gamblin'.
Stop gamblin'. Stop gamblin'. Stop gamblin'. Stop spittin'.
Oh, boy, you better quit layin' your head drunk, drunk, drunk, drunk all [G]
night.
_ _ _ [D] Wanna go [G] home.
_ You got yourself a wife and you got [C] a family.
_ _ _ You better stand [A] down.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ You better stand down.
You better stand down.
You better stand down.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You better stand _ _ _ _ down.
[C] You _ [C] _ _ _ _ better [D] stand _ down.
You [E] better stand _ [G] _
_ _ _ down.
You better stand down.
You better stand down. _ _