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Goodnight Irene

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[Intro]
Am Em Am Em
F(Oh oh Coh)
F(Oh oh Coh)
[Verse]
AmWould you Emlike to Amgo where I Emgo
At Fnight in my Cdreams, in my Fdreams, in my Cdreams
[Verse]
Well I'll Ammeet you in my Emdreams, Ammeet you in my Emdreams
GoodFnight, CIrene, goodFnight, CIrene
[Chorus]
Oh and Gmy imagination's spinning Cround
GIrene, won't you stick aAmround
[Interlude]
Am Em Am Em
F(Oh oh Coh)
F(Oh oh Coh)
[Verse]
AmWould you Emlike to Amcome down with Emme
When the Fsun goes Cin and the Fstars come Cout
[Verse]
Yeah well I'll Ammeet you in my Emdreams, Ammeet you in my Emdreams
GoodFnight, CIrene, goodFnight, CIrene
[Chorus]
Oh and Gmy imagination's spinning Cround, oh oh oh oh
GIrene, won't you stick aEround
[Bridge 1]
Let's lie down and Fhide
Beneath the starry Esky
FDon't make me lay Gdown and Amcry
[Solo]
Am Em Am Em
F C F C
Am Em Am Em
F C F C
[Bridge 2]
GOh, F#you're the Fqueen of my Cdreams
[Chorus]
And Gmy imagination's spinning Cround, oh oh oh oh
GIrene, won't you stick aEround
[Bridge 1]
Let's lie down and Fhide
Beneath the starry Esky
FDon't make me Glie down and Amdie
[Verse]
AmWould you Emlike to Amgo where the Emwater tastes like
Fwine and we're Chappy all the Ftime, in my Cdreams
[Verse]
Well I'll Ammeet you in my Emdreams, Ammeet you in my Emdreams
GoodFnight, CIrene, goodFnight, CIrene
[Outro]
FOoooh CIrene
Only in Fdreams can I Cget
A little moment with Fyou girl, CIrene
Only in Fdreams can I Cget
A little moment - I'm a Fsad human Cbeing
But I Fneed you, CIrene
Oh and the Fdaytime's so Cbleak
But I Fsee you in my Csleep
And the Fdaytime's so Cbleak
But I Fsee you in my CsleepF  

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Goodnight Irene

by The Holloways

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am Em Am Em

F C

(Oh oh oh)

F C

(Oh oh oh)

[Verse]

Am Em Am Em

Would you like to go where I go

F C F C

At night in my dreams, in my dreams, in my dreams

[Verse]

Am Em Am Em

Well I'll meet you in my dreams, meet you in my dreams

F C F C

Goodnight, Irene, goodnight, Irene

[Chorus]

G C

Oh and my imagination's spinning round

G Am

Irene, won't you stick around

[Interlude]

Am Em Am Em

F C

(Oh oh oh)

F C

(Oh oh oh)

[Verse]

Am Em Am Em

Would you like to come down with me

F C F C

When the sun goes in and the stars come out

[Verse]

Am Em Am Em

Yeah well I'll meet you in my dreams, meet you in my dreams

F C F C

Goodnight, Irene, goodnight, Irene

[Chorus]

G C

Oh and my imagination's spinning round, oh oh oh oh

G E

Irene, won't you stick around

[Bridge 1]

Let's lie down and hide

Beneath the starry sky

F G Am

Don't make me lay down and cry

[Solo]

Am Em Am Em

F C F C

Am Em Am Em

F C F C

[Bridge 2]

G F# F C

Oh, you're the queen of my dreams

[Chorus]

G C

And my imagination's spinning round, oh oh oh oh

G E

Irene, won't you stick around

[Bridge 1]

Let's lie down and hide

Beneath the starry sky

F G Am

Don't make me lie down and die

[Verse]

Am Em Am Em

Would you like to go where the water tastes like

F C F C

wine and we're happy all the time, in my dreams

[Verse]

Am Em Am Em

Well I'll meet you in my dreams, meet you in my dreams

F C F C

Goodnight, Irene, goodnight, Irene

[Outro]

F C

Ooooh Irene

F C

Only in dreams can I get

F C

A little moment with you girl, Irene

F C

Only in dreams can I get

F C

A little moment - I'm a sad human being

F C

But I need you, Irene

F C

Oh and the daytime's so bleak

F C

But I see you in my sleep

F C

And the daytime's so bleak

F C F

But I see you in my sleep

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