Goodnight Irene Chords by Johnny Cash
Tempo:
126.4 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
A#
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [B]
[F#] [A#] [B]
Last Saturday night [F#] I got married.
Me and my [E] wife [B] settled down.
Now me and my wife [E] are parted.
[F#] Gonna take another stroll [B] downtown.
Irene,
[F#] goodnight.
Irene,
[B] goodnight.
Goodnight, [Bm] [B] Irene.
[E] Goodnight, Irene.
[F#] I'll see you in [B] my dreams.
[F#]
[B]
Sometimes I live [F#] in the country.
Sometimes I live [B] in town.
Sometimes I take a [E] fool notion [B]
to [F#] jump in the river [B] and drown.
Irene,
[F#] goodnight.
[C#] Irene,
[B] goodnight.
Goodnight, Irene.
[E] Goodnight, Irene.
[F#] I'll see you in [B] my dreams.
[E] [B] [F#]
[B] Stop your rambling.
[F#] Stop your gimp.
Stop staying out late [B] at night.
Go home to your [D#] wife [E] and [F#] stay there by the [B] fireside bright.
Irene,
[F#]
[G#] [B]
goodnight.
Irene, goodnight.
Goodnight, Irene.
[E] Goodnight, Irene.
[F#]
I'll see you in [E] my dreams.
[B]
[F#] [A#] [B]
Last Saturday night [F#] I got married.
Me and my [E] wife [B] settled down.
Now me and my wife [E] are parted.
[F#] Gonna take another stroll [B] downtown.
Irene,
[F#] goodnight.
Irene,
[B] goodnight.
Goodnight, [Bm] [B] Irene.
[E] Goodnight, Irene.
[F#] I'll see you in [B] my dreams.
[F#]
[B]
Sometimes I live [F#] in the country.
Sometimes I live [B] in town.
Sometimes I take a [E] fool notion [B]
to [F#] jump in the river [B] and drown.
Irene,
[F#] goodnight.
[C#] Irene,
[B] goodnight.
Goodnight, Irene.
[E] Goodnight, Irene.
[F#] I'll see you in [B] my dreams.
[E] [B] [F#]
[B] Stop your rambling.
[F#] Stop your gimp.
Stop staying out late [B] at night.
Go home to your [D#] wife [E] and [F#] stay there by the [B] fireside bright.
Irene,
[F#]
[G#] [B]
goodnight.
Irene, goodnight.
Goodnight, Irene.
[E] Goodnight, Irene.
[F#]
I'll see you in [E] my dreams.
[B]
Key:
B
F#
E
A#
Bm
B
F#
E
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Last _ Saturday night [F#] I got married. _ _ _
Me and my [E] wife [B] settled down. _ _
Now me and my wife [E] are parted. _ _
[F#] Gonna take another stroll [B] downtown. _ _ _ _
_ _ Irene, _ _
[F#] _ goodnight. _ _ _
_ _ Irene, _ _
[B] goodnight. _ _ _
Goodnight, [Bm] _ _ [B] Irene.
[E] Goodnight, _ Irene. _
[F#] I'll see you in [B] my dreams. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
Sometimes _ I live [F#] in the country. _ _ _
Sometimes _ I live [B] in town. _ _ _ _
Sometimes I take a [E] fool notion _ _ [B]
to [F#] jump in the river [B] and drown. _ _ _
_ _ Irene, _ _
[F#] _ goodnight. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] Irene, _
[B] _ goodnight. _ _ _
Goodnight, _ Irene. _
[E] Goodnight, _ Irene.
[F#] I'll see you in [B] my dreams. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#]
[B] Stop _ _ _ _ your rambling. _ _ _
[F#] Stop your gimp. _ _ _
Stop staying out late [B] at night. _ _
Go home to your [D#] wife [E] and _ _ _ _ [F#] stay there by the _ [B] fireside bright. _ _ _
_ _ Irene, _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ [B] _
goodnight. _ _ _
Irene, goodnight.
Goodnight, _ _ Irene.
[E] Goodnight, _ Irene.
_ [F#]
I'll see you in [E] my dreams.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Last _ Saturday night [F#] I got married. _ _ _
Me and my [E] wife [B] settled down. _ _
Now me and my wife [E] are parted. _ _
[F#] Gonna take another stroll [B] downtown. _ _ _ _
_ _ Irene, _ _
[F#] _ goodnight. _ _ _
_ _ Irene, _ _
[B] goodnight. _ _ _
Goodnight, [Bm] _ _ [B] Irene.
[E] Goodnight, _ Irene. _
[F#] I'll see you in [B] my dreams. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
Sometimes _ I live [F#] in the country. _ _ _
Sometimes _ I live [B] in town. _ _ _ _
Sometimes I take a [E] fool notion _ _ [B]
to [F#] jump in the river [B] and drown. _ _ _
_ _ Irene, _ _
[F#] _ goodnight. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] Irene, _
[B] _ goodnight. _ _ _
Goodnight, _ Irene. _
[E] Goodnight, _ Irene.
[F#] I'll see you in [B] my dreams. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#]
[B] Stop _ _ _ _ your rambling. _ _ _
[F#] Stop your gimp. _ _ _
Stop staying out late [B] at night. _ _
Go home to your [D#] wife [E] and _ _ _ _ [F#] stay there by the _ [B] fireside bright. _ _ _
_ _ Irene, _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ [B] _
goodnight. _ _ _
Irene, goodnight.
Goodnight, _ _ Irene.
[E] Goodnight, _ Irene.
_ [F#]
I'll see you in [E] my dreams.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _