Good Night, Irene

by Huddie Ledbetter & John Lomax, 1950 · posted by zephyrazure

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Listen to the song— a recording linked by the tab’s author

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: 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)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

3/4 time- slowly.

Chorus

-5 6    -5    5  -4 4 6 -6     6    -5
I-rene, good night, I-rene, good night.~~~

-6    -6   -6 6     -5    6    -5 -4
Good night, I-rene, good night, I-rene,

-4   4   6  -6 6    -5
Ill see you in my dreams.~~~

Verse

4    -5 -5  -5   6   -5 -4   5   6
Last Sat-ur-day night I got mar-ried,~~~

7   7  7   6   -6   6   -5
me and my wife set-tled down.~~~

7   7  -6  -6  6   -5  -4  -5
Now me and my wife are part-ed,~~~

-4 -4 -4   4     6   6  6   -6     6   -5
Im gon-na take~~ an-oth-er stroll down-town.~~~

Additional Verses:

Sometimes I live in the country,
Sometimes I live in the town.
Sometimes I have a great notion
To jump into the river and drown
(repeat chorus)

Stop ramblin, stop your gamblin,
Stop stayin out late at night.
Go home to your wife and your famly,
Sit down by the fireside bright.
(repeat chorus)

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound