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Irene Wilde

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Irene Wilde - Ian Hunter Band
Taken from the live album Welcome to the Club.  It's a piano piece but transfers to 
acoustic nicely.
Intro/Pre-chord: G  
When CI was just sixGteen I stood Amwaiting for a Emdream
At FBarker Street Bus StaGtion every CnightF  
When I Ctried to get it Gon she just Amlooked at me with Emscorn
My Fcourage turned to Gfear and I took CflightF  C  
For those Amlooks they seemed to Fsay you ain’t Gnothin' go Caway
You’re just some Amface in some Fcrowd so I Gwalked home and I Cvowed
I'm gonna Fbe CsomeFbody somedCayF  C  F  
Her Cname was Irene GWilde Oh such Ambeauty for a Emchild
When she Fstarted dating Gboys I nearly CdiedF  
Well I Ccould not barely Gstand seeing Amanyone hold her Emhand
I Fthought I'd have to Gcrawl away and ChideF  C  
In my Ammother's Sunday Froom I’d comGpose so many Ctunes
They was all the Amsame just a Fframe for the Gname and just to Csay
            F     C          F              C    Cbridge
I'm gonna be somebody someday
AmWild was your Fname, I soon Gleft that country Ctown
I’ve been aAmround, I've seen some Fthings,
I’ve seen some Gups, I've seen some Cdowns
AmSmile through your Fshock as you Ghear your name outCloud
I’s that Amface in the Fcrowd
I didn't Gdig it I'm much too Cproud
C  F  C  F  C  F
When CI was just sixGteen I stood Amwaiting for that Emdream
At FBarker street bus staGtion non-afCfairF  
At the Ctime it seemed so Gsad but it Amdidn't turn out Embad
if she Fhadn't turned me Gdown I'd still be CthereF  C  
Well I Amthink most folks Fagree
A little Gput-down makes them Csee
they aint the Amchain they're just a Flink
and thats Gwhy she made me Cthink
I'm gonna Fbe CsomeFbody, Fbe CsomeFbody, Fbe CsomeFbody – someCdayF  C  F  C  
Fade to end

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Irene Wilde

by Ian Hunter

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Irene Wilde - Ian Hunter Band

Taken from the live album Welcome to the Club. It's a piano piece but transfers to

acoustic nicely.

Intro/Pre-chord:

C G Am Em

When I was just sixteen I stood waiting for a dream

F G C F

At Barker Street Bus Station every night

C G Am Em

When I tried to get it on she just looked at me with scorn

F G C F C

My courage turned to fear and I took flight

Am F G C

For those looks they seemed to say you ain’t nothin' go away

Am F G C

You’re just some face in some crowd so I walked home and I vowed

F C F C F C F

I'm gonna be somebody someday

C G Am Em

Her name was Irene Wilde Oh such beauty for a child

F G C F

When she started dating boys I nearly died

C G Am Em

Well I could not barely stand seeing anyone hold her hand

F G C F C

I thought I'd have to crawl away and hide

Am F G C

In my mother's Sunday room I’d compose so many tunes

Am F G C

They was all the same just a frame for the name and just to say

F C F C C

bridge

I'm gonna be somebody someday

Am F G C

Wild was your name, I soon left that country town

Am F

I’ve been around, I've seen some things,

G C

I’ve seen some ups, I've seen some downs

Am F G C

Smile through your shock as you hear your name outloud

Am F

I’s that face in the crowd

G C

I didn't dig it I'm much too proud

C F C F C F

C G Am Em

When I was just sixteen I stood waiting for that dream

F G C F

At Barker street bus station non-affair

C G Am Em

At the time it seemed so sad but it didn't turn out bad

F G C F C

if she hadn't turned me down I'd still be there

Am F

Well I think most folks agree

G C

A little put-down makes them see

Am F

they aint the chain they're just a link

G C

and thats why she made me think

F C F F C F F C F C F C F C

I'm gonna be somebody, be somebody, be somebody – someday

Fade to end

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