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[Verse 1]
CIrene pulled Gin at Fmidnight
CLit on Gsmoke and Fbeer
PCroudly Gcrawled to the Fporch and called your Amfavorite cGhild is Fhere
MCa asked Gwhere ya lFivin'
And are ya Clivin' rGight witFhin?
She sCaid with fGire like a gFospel choir, a sAmaint immGune to sFinG  
[Chorus]
Old ICrene
Like a rGavin bFomb
She's cuttin' every rCug and killin' every jGug she comes Fup onG  
Old CIrene
Never lGackin' cFharm
Said I was feelin' gCood and in the neighborGhood I mean no hFarm
[Verse 2]
ICrene sat dGown for suFpper
Pourin' vCisine inGto her eFyes
To see her Ctremblin' Ghand was to FUnderstand some Amthings you Gcan't disFguise
PCa said Gnot for Fnothin'
But you Cdon't seem to Gbe quite Fwell
IrenCe read back with a Gsmilin' Fcrack how cAmould you Gever Ftell?
[Chorus]
Old CIrene
Like a rGavin bFomb
She's cuttin' every rCug and killin' every Gjug she comes Fup onG  
Old CIrene
Don't bGelieve in Fpain
She said to live this Clife you need a half a Gpint to keep you saFne
[Verse 3]
ICrene said Gbut I ain't Fhappy
Sometimes I Cwake up Gfeelin' Fdead
And if the Csun should Gshine I cFlose my blinds, pAmretend there's Grain inFstead
TCook down Gall my Fmirrors
I gave Caway all my rGope and Fguns
Drown the darCkest timeGs with some rotFgut wine, and my faithAmful MASH GrerunFs
[Chorus]
Old ICrene
Like a rGavin bFomb
She's cuttin' every Crug and killin' every Gjug that she comes uFp onG  
Old ICrene
Said it's sGad but Ftrue
In spite of all it Cbrings it's the only tGhing that gets me tFhrough
YoGu know it gets me tChroughG  F  
You know it gets me tChroughG  F  
You know it gets me tChroughG  F  
It gets me tChroughG  F  
            C

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Irene

by Ian Noe

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[Verse 1]

C G F

Irene pulled in at midnight

C G F

Lit on smoke and beer

C G F Am G F

Proudly crawled to the porch and called your favorite child is here

C G F

Ma asked where ya livin'

C G F

And are ya livin' right within?

C G F Am G F G

She said with fire like a gospel choir, a saint immune to sin

[Chorus]

Old Irene

G F

Like a ravin bomb

C G F G

She's cuttin' every rug and killin' every jug she comes up on

Old Irene

G F

Never lackin' charm

C G F

Said I was feelin' good and in the neighborhood I mean no harm

[Verse 2]

C G F

Irene sat down for supper

C G F

Pourin' visine into her eyes

C G F Am G F

To see her tremblin' hand was to Understand some things you can't disguise

C G F

Pa said not for nothin'

C G F

But you don't seem to be quite well

C G F Am G F

Irene read back with a smilin' crack how could you ever tell?

[Chorus]

Old Irene

G F

Like a ravin bomb

C G F G

She's cuttin' every rug and killin' every jug she comes up on

Old Irene

G F

Don't believe in pain

C G F

She said to live this life you need a half a pint to keep you sane

[Verse 3]

C G F

Irene said but I ain't happy

C G F

Sometimes I wake up feelin' dead

C G F Am G F

And if the sun should shine I close my blinds, pretend there's rain instead

C G F

Took down all my mirrors

C G F

I gave away all my rope and guns

C G F Am G F

Drown the darkest times with some rotgut wine, and my faithful MASH reruns

[Chorus]

Old Irene

G F

Like a ravin bomb

C G F G

She's cuttin' every rug and killin' every jug that she comes up on

Old Irene

G F

Said it's sad but true

C G F

In spite of all it brings it's the only thing that gets me through

G C G F

You know it gets me through

C G F

You know it gets me through

C G F

You know it gets me through

C G F

It gets me through

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