Goodnight, Irene
by Brian Fallon
(Appears on Chuck Ragan's Revival Tour 2011 Collections)
[Brian Fallon, singer/songwriter for Gaslight Anthem, The Horrible Crowes, etc. Toured
with Chuck on Revival Tour 2011, where I watched them play this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUDyhFq3CDg. Brian's Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Fallon; link to the Revival Tour:
www.therevivaltour.com. Hope that's
enough to get Brian as a
separate artist in here.]
Easy chords, but fast changes. Not too sure about the bridge lyrics ("abandoned her
hand", "were eyes declaring war", etc.). Help me get it right. Thanks. yash.holbrook@gmail.com
Brian plays this live with capo on 2, but these chords fit perfectly.
Tuning: Standard
Intro: x1
Darlin' it's so dark
In this house
'Cept for this light
My slow candle burning
And I know you're somewhere
I always did feel it
I got a new song
You might never hear
Chorus:
Goodnight, Irene
I got your trouble
I read your letters
You sent like a bomb
And when you're gone
We're all gonna miss you
Your perfume like cigarettes and the sea
My name that you always wore like grief
Goodnight, Irene
I grew up kind of lonesome
The saint of the sinners
The voice of the dogs
You find in the rain
So I just keep working
I just keep driving
Nobody writes
The blues anymore
[Chorus]
And in my mind
There's a dream
Where the telephone rang
Just before the ring
Took a vow and abandoned her hand
In a closet where white dresses hang
Were eyes declaring war
[Chorus]