Chords for Ry Cooder - Goodnight Irene - Live 1977
Tempo:
117.45 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#m
A
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
Good night, Irene.
[A] [F#m]
[B]
[E] [F#]
[E]
Well, I asked your mother [B] for you.
She told [F#m] me that you was [E] too young.
Well, I wish, dear Lord, I [A] never have seen you.
[A] [F#m]
[B]
[E] [F#]
[E]
Well, I asked your mother [B] for you.
She told [F#m] me that you was [E] too young.
Well, I wish, dear Lord, I [A] never have seen you.
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B
E
F#m
A
F#
B
E
F#m
Good night, Irene. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
Well, I asked your mother [B] for you. _ _ _
She told [F#m] me that you was [E] too young. _ _ _
_ Well, I wish, dear Lord, I [A] never have seen you.
[F#m] _
And [B] I'm sorry that you've ever [E] been born. _ _
_ _ _ _ Irene, _ [B] good night.
_ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ Good night, Irene.
_ [A] Good night, [F#m] Irene.
_ [B] I'll get you in [E] my dreams. _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
I [B] lives in the country. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Sometimes I [E] lives in town. _
_ _ _ Sometimes I have [A] a great notion _ [F#m]
to do.
[B] You jump in to the river _ [E] and drown. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#] Irene, _ _ [E] good night. _
_ _ Good night, Irene.
_ [A] _ Good night, [F#m]
Irene.
_ [B] I'll get you in [E] my dreams. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, I loves, Irene.
_ [B] _ God [F#m]
knows I do.
[B] _ Loves so.
[F#m] Till the sea [E] _ runs dry.
_ [C#m] Well, if _ [G#]
irony [A] turns it back [F#m] on me,
[B] I'm gonna take _ [B] _
_ [E] morphine and drive.
Irene, _ _ good night.
Stop rambling _ and [B] _ stop [F#m] gambling.
_ _ [B] You would stay _ out [E] late at night. _ _
_ _ _ Come home to your wife _ [A] and your family.
[F#m] _
_ [B] Sit down [F#] by the _ _ [E] fireside. _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
Irene, [B] good night.
_ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#] Irene, good _ _ [E] night.
_ [F#] _
Good [E] _ night, _ _ [A] Irene.
_ _ [F#m] _
_ [B] _ I'll get you _ in [E] my dreams. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
Well, I asked your mother [B] for you. _ _ _
She told [F#m] me that you was [E] too young. _ _ _
_ Well, I wish, dear Lord, I [A] never have seen you.
[F#m] _
And [B] I'm sorry that you've ever [E] been born. _ _
_ _ _ _ Irene, _ [B] good night.
_ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ Good night, Irene.
_ [A] Good night, [F#m] Irene.
_ [B] I'll get you in [E] my dreams. _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
I [B] lives in the country. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Sometimes I [E] lives in town. _
_ _ _ Sometimes I have [A] a great notion _ [F#m]
to do.
[B] You jump in to the river _ [E] and drown. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#] Irene, _ _ [E] good night. _
_ _ Good night, Irene.
_ [A] _ Good night, [F#m]
Irene.
_ [B] I'll get you in [E] my dreams. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, I loves, Irene.
_ [B] _ God [F#m]
knows I do.
[B] _ Loves so.
[F#m] Till the sea [E] _ runs dry.
_ [C#m] Well, if _ [G#]
irony [A] turns it back [F#m] on me,
[B] I'm gonna take _ [B] _
_ [E] morphine and drive.
Irene, _ _ good night.
Stop rambling _ and [B] _ stop [F#m] gambling.
_ _ [B] You would stay _ out [E] late at night. _ _
_ _ _ Come home to your wife _ [A] and your family.
[F#m] _
_ [B] Sit down [F#] by the _ _ [E] fireside. _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
Irene, [B] good night.
_ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#] Irene, good _ _ [E] night.
_ [F#] _
Good [E] _ night, _ _ [A] Irene.
_ _ [F#m] _
_ [B] _ I'll get you _ in [E] my dreams. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _