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Goodnight Irene:Sammy Turner.
Recorded on BIG TOP Records in 1960.
INTRO: D  
CHORUS:
DYeah, oh, yeah, I said, I-rene goodAnight, 
I-rene EmgoodDnight.
Good night DmI--Drene, goodEm7night, GIrene, I'll 
Dsee you Ain my Ddreams.
#1.
DLast Saturday night I got Amarried, me and 
my wife settled Ddown.
DNow me and my wife are Gparted, I'm gonna 
Dtake a little Astroll downDtown.
#2.
DSometimes I live in the Acountry, sometimes 
I live in the Dtown.
Sometimes I have a great Gnotion, I wanna Djump 
in the Ariver and Ddrown.
CHORUS:
DAnd then, I said, I-rene goodAnight, 
I-rene EmgoodDnight (oh, yeah)
Good night DmI--Drene, goodEmnight, GIrene, I'll 
Dsee you Ain my Ddreams.
(nighty-night, nighty-night)
OUTRO:
DI'll see you Ain my Ddreams (nighty-night, 
nighty-night) oh, yeah.
DI'll see you Ain my Ddreams (nighty-night, 
nighty-night) oh, yeah.
DI'll see you Ain my Ddreams (nighty-night, 
nighty-night) (Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Em7

Goodnight Irene:Sammy Turner.

Recorded on BIG TOP Records in 1960.

INTRO:

CHORUS:

D A

Yeah, oh, yeah, I said, I-rene goodnight,

Em D

I-rene goodnight.

Dm D Em7 G

Good night I--rene, goodnight, Irene, I'll

D A D

see you in my dreams.

#1.

D A

Last Saturday night I got married, me and

my wife settled down.

D G

Now me and my wife are parted, I'm gonna

D A D

take a little stroll downtown.

#2.

D A

Sometimes I live in the country, sometimes

I live in the town.

G D

Sometimes I have a great notion, I wanna jump

A D

in the river and drown.

CHORUS:

D A

And then, I said, I-rene goodnight,

Em D

I-rene goodnight (oh, yeah)

Dm D Em G

Good night I--rene, goodnight, Irene, I'll

D A D

see you in my dreams.

(nighty-night, nighty-night)

OUTRO:

D A D

I'll see you in my dreams (nighty-night,

nighty-night) oh, yeah.

D A D

I'll see you in my dreams (nighty-night,

nighty-night) oh, yeah.

D A D

I'll see you in my dreams (nighty-night,

nighty-night) (Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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