Eric Clapton – Goodnight Irene (Guitar)

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3/4 time [Intro]
A  A  E  E  E  E  A  A  A  A7  D  B7  E  E  A  A
each Chord is one bar, 3 counts
"Goodnight Irene" Eric Clapton [Verse]
     A                    E
Last Saturday night I got married,

E                      A
Me and my wife settled down.

    A         A7       D
Now me and my wife are parted,

      B7            E          A
Gonna take a little stroll downtown.
[Chorus]
 A        E      E         A
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight.

A         A7     D         B7
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene.

E                  A
I´ll see you in my dreams.
[Verse]
     A                    E
Stop ramblin´, stop your gamblin´,

E               A
Stop stayin´out late at night.

                  A7            D
Come home to your wife and your family,

    B7         E       A
And sit by the fire so bright.
[Chorus]
 A        E      E         A
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight.

A         A7     D         B7
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene.

E                  A
I´ll see you in my dreams.
A A E E E E A A A A7 D B7 E E A A [Verse]
  A                       E
I love Irene, God knows I do,

E                 A
Love her ´til the rivers run dry.

                 A7           D
If Irene should ever turn her back on me,

      B7   E            A
Gonna take morphine and die.

 A        E      E         A
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight.

A         A7     D         B7
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene.

E                  A
I´ll see you in my dreams.

 A        E      E         A
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight.

A         A7     D         B7
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene.

E                  A
I´ll see you in my dreams.

A         A7     D         B7
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene.

E                  A
I´ll see you in my dreams.