Leadbelly - Goodnight Irene First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Leadbelly. Other chords and tabs for the "Goodnight Irene" can find at the bottom of the page. Here goes tune From low to high: B E A D F# B ---2--2----2--2----2----------3-3-----3---------3--3----3----------2-2--| ---3--3----3--3----3----------2-2-----2---------2--2----2----------3-3--| ---2--2----2--2----2----------2-2-----2---------2--2----2----------2-2--| ---------0-------------4-3-2--2-2-----2--0-1-2--2--2----2--------0------| -0---------------0------------------0----------------0-----0-2-4--------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| --2---------2-2---2-----------1-1------------3-3----3----------2-2------| --3---------3-3---3-----------0-0----0-------2-2----2----------3-3------| --2---------2-2---2---------0-0-0----0-------2-2----2----------2-2------| ----------0----------0-2-4----0-0----0-------2-2--2-2--------0----------| 0---0-2-4-------0------------------2----2--0-----------0-2-4------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| plays over and over, just the tempo picks up Irene goodnight,Irene goodnight Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene I'll see you in my dreams Last Saturday night, I got married Me and my wife settled down Now me and my wife are parted I'm gonna take another stroll downtown Stop rambling, stop your rambling Stop staying out late at night Go home to your wife and family Stay there by your fireside bright I love Irene God knows I do Love her till the seas run dry And if Irene turns her back on me I'll take morphine and die |