Irene Wilde
Ian HunterVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Intro/Pre-chord:
When I was just sixteen I stood waiting for a dream
At Barker Street Bus Station every night
When I tried to get it on she just looked at me with scorn
My courage turned to fear and I took flight
For those looks they seemed to say you aint nothin' go away
Youre just some face in some crowd so I walked home and I vowed
I'm gonna be somebody someday
Her name was Irene Wilde Oh such beauty for a child
When she started dating boys I nearly died
Well I could not barely stand seeing anyone hold her hand
I thought I'd have to crawl away and hide
In my mother's Sunday room Id compose so many tunes
They was all the same just a frame for the name and just to say
bridge
I'm gonna be somebody someday
Wild was your name, I soon left that country town
Ive been around, I've seen some things,
Ive seen some ups, I've seen some downs
Smile through your shock as you hear your name outloud
Is that face in the crowd
I didn't dig it I'm much too proud
When I was just sixteen I stood waiting for that dream
At Barker street bus station non-affair
At the time it seemed so sad but it didn't turn out bad
if she hadn't turned me down I'd still be there
Well I think most folks agree
A little put-down makes them see
they aint the chain they're just a link
and thats why she made me think
I'm gonna be somebody, be somebody, be somebody someday
Fade to end
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Readable chord sheet for Irene Wilde by Ian Hunter
Intro/Pre-chord: [G]
When [C]I was just six[G]teen I stood [Am]waiting for a [Em]dream
At [F]Barker Street Bus Sta[G]tion every [C]night [F]
When I [C]tried to get it [G]on she just [Am]looked at me with [Em]scorn
My [F]courage turned to [G]fear and I took [C]flight [F] [C]
For those [Am]looks they seemed to [F]say you aint [G]nothin' go [C]away
Youre just some [Am]face in some [F]crowd so I [G]walked home and I [C]vowed
I'm gonna [F]be [C]some[F]body somed[C]ay [F] [C] [F]
Her [C]name was Irene [G]Wilde Oh such [Am]beauty for a [Em]child
When she [F]started dating [G]boys I nearly [C]died [F]
Well I [C]could not barely [G]stand seeing [Am]anyone hold her [Em]hand
I [F]thought I'd have to [G]crawl away and [C]hide [F] [C]
In my [Am]mother's Sunday [F]room Id com[G]pose so many [C]tunes
They was all the [Am]same just a [F]frame for the [G]name and just to [C]say
[F] [C] [F] [C] [C] bridge
I'm gonna be somebody someday
[Am]Wild was your [F]name, I soon [G]left that country [C]town
Ive been a[Am]round, I've seen some [F]things,
Ive seen some [G]ups, I've seen some [C]downs
[Am]Smile through your [F]shock as you [G]hear your name out[C]loud
Is that [Am]face in the [F]crowd
I didn't [G]dig it I'm much too [C]proud
[C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
When [C]I was just six[G]teen I stood [Am]waiting for that [Em]dream
At [F]Barker street bus sta[G]tion non-af[C]fair [F]
At the [C]time it seemed so [G]sad but it [Am]didn't turn out [Em]bad
if she [F]hadn't turned me [G]down I'd still be [C]there [F] [C]
Well I [Am]think most folks [F]agree
A little [G]put-down makes them [C]see
they aint the [Am]chain they're just a [F]link
and thats [G]why she made me [C]think
I'm gonna [F]be [C]some[F]body, [F]be [C]some[F]body, [F]be [C]some[F]body some[C]day [F] [C] [F] [C]
Fade to end