Goodnight Irene.

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab




4 5 6 8  8-8  7-8  7-6  -6 6  -7 8  -8 7

-5  -5     -5   6 -5    -4  5    6    6   6   6   6  -6  6    -5  
I asked   your mother  for you   She told me that you was too young
7   7    7     -6   6  -5   5    6     -5   -4
I wish  dear  Lord  ne-ver have seen   your face
 -4 -4   4   4    5    5 -6 -6   6    -5
And I'm  sor-ry  that you e-ver been born.

-5  6   -5    5      4  -6    6   -5      7    7    7  -6  
I-rene good night,   I-rene good night   good-night I-rene,
 -5    6  -5  -4    -4    4  5  -6   6   -5
good-night I-rene   I'll get you in my dreams

 -5   -5    -5   6    -5  -4  5  6      6    6    6  -6   6  -5
Some-times   I lives  in the country   Some-times I lives in town
 7     7     7  -6    6   -5   6 -5  
Some-times   I have   a great no-tion
-4  4     5 5  -6   -6   6    -5 
To jump   into the river and drown

-5  6   -5   5       4  -6   6    -5      7     7   7  -6  
I-rene good night,   I-rene good night   good-night I-rene,
 -5    6  -5  -4    -4    4   5 -6  6    -5
good-night I-rene   I'll get you in my dreams

4 5 6 8  8-8  7-8  7-6  -6 6  -7 8  -8 7

-5  -5  -5  6    -5    5  -4  5      6    6   6   6   -6   6    -5
I loves Irene,   God knows I do    Loves her till the sea runs dry
7    7 7   -6    -5   6   -5 -4 
If Irene   turns her back on me
-4  -4  -4   4     5   -6    6   -5 
I'm gon-na take   mor-phine and die

 -5   -5   -5   6   -4   5    6    6    6   6   6   -6   6   -5
Stop ram-blin' and stop gam-blin' Quit sta-ying out late at night
 7    7    7 -6    -5    6    -5  6  -5 -4    
Come home in-to    your wife  and fa-mi-ly
-4   4   5   5   -6 -6  6    -5
Sit down by the  fire -side bright

-5  6   -5    5    4  -6    6   -5      7     7   7  -6  
I-rene good night, I-rene good night   good-night I-rene,
-5     6   -5 -4    -4    4  5  -6   6    -5
good-night I-rene   I'll get you in my dreams

4 5 6 8  8-8  7-8  7-6  -6 6  -7 8  -8 7

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