Chords for Nat King Cole - Goodnight Irene

Tempo:
133.7 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Ab

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nat King Cole - Goodnight Irene chords
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[F]
[Ab] Irene, [G]
[C]
Irene,
[F]
goodnight Irene, [Bb]
[C] I'll see you in [F] my [Abm] [Gm] [C] dreams.
[F] Last Saturday [D] night I [C] got married, me and my love [F] settled down.
Now me and my
[Bb] love, I'm [C] gonna take another stroll downtown.
[Ab] [Gm]
[C] [F] [Abm] Irene, [C]
[F]
goodnight,
[Bb]
[C] I said goodnight.
[F] [Ab] [Gm] [C]
[F] Sometimes [G] I live in [C] the country, sometimes I [F] live in town.
Sometimes I have a [Bb] great notion [C] to jump into the river [F] and [Ab] [Gm] drown.
[C] [F] [Ab]
[C]
[F]
Goodnight,
[Bb]
[C] Irene.
[F] [C]
[F] Ramblin', stop [C] your gamblin', stop skiing out late [F] at night.
Go home to your wife [Bb] and your family, [C] sit down by the [F] fireside [Fm] bright.
[Gm]
[C] [F] [Ab]
[C]
[F]
[Bb] Goodnight, Irene.
[C] I'll see you in [F] my dreams.
[Ab] I'll
[C]
[F]
[Bb]
[C] see you in [F] my
[Dm] [C]
[F]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Nat King Cole - Goodnight, Irene, Goodnight chords, practice playing F, Bb, C, F, C, Ab and C in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 66 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 134 BPM. Given the song's key of Gb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] Irene, [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Irene, _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ goodnight _ Irene, _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[C] I'll see you in [F] my _ [Abm] _ [Gm] [C] dreams.
[F] Last Saturday [D] night I [C] got married, _ _ _ me and my love [F] settled down. _ _
Now me and my _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ love, I'm [C] gonna take another stroll _ downtown.
[Ab] _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ [F] _ _ _ [Abm] Irene, _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ goodnight, _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[C] I said goodnight.
_ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ [C] _
_ [F] Sometimes [G] I live in [C] the country, _ _ _ sometimes I _ [F] live in town. _ _
_ Sometimes I have a [Bb] great notion _ _ [C] to jump into the river [F] and _ [Ab] [Gm] drown. _
[C] _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ Goodnight, _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Irene. _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ Ramblin', stop [C] your _ _ gamblin', stop skiing out late [F] at night. _ _
Go home to your wife [Bb] and your family, _ _ [C] sit down by the _ [F] fireside [Fm] bright.
[Gm] _ _
[C] _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Goodnight, _ Irene.
[C] I'll see you in [F] my dreams. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] I'll _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] see you in [F] my _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by John Hurt.

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