Ian Hunter – Irene Wilde chords

Irene Wilde - Ian Hunter Band

Taken from the live album Welcome to the Club.  It's a piano piece but transfers to 
acoustic nicely.

Intro/Pre-chord: G

     C             G            Am            EmWhen I was just sixteen I stood waiting for a dream
   F                    G          C                FAt Barker Street Bus Station every night
       C               G           Am                EmWhen I tried to get it on she just looked at me with scorn
   F                 G               C                F     CMy courage turned to fear and I took flight


          Am                   F             G          CFor those looks they seemed to say you ain’t nothin' go away
                 Am           F          G                 CYou’re just some face in some crowd so I walked home and I vowed
          F  C   F         C                          F    C    FI'm gonna be somebody someday


    C              G             Am           EmHer name was Irene Wilde Oh such beauty for a child
         F              G             C               FWhen she started dating boys I nearly died
       C                G            Am              EmWell I could not barely stand seeing anyone hold her hand
  F                   G              C                F     CI thought I'd have to crawl away and hide


      Am              F           G            CIn my mother's Sunday room I’d compose so many tunes
                 Am          F             G                CThey was all the same just a frame for the name and just to say
          F  C   F        C            C  bridgeI'm gonna be somebody someday


Am            F            G                 CWild was your name, I soon left that country town
           Am                    FI’ve been around, I've seen some things,
               G                   CI’ve seen some ups, I've seen some downs
Am                 F            G                 CSmile through your shock as you hear your name outloud
         Am          FI’s that face in the crowd
         G                   CI didn't dig it I'm much too proud


C  F  C  F  C  F


     C             G            Am               EmWhen I was just sixteen I stood waiting for that dream
   F                    G          C                 FAt Barker street bus station non-affair
       C                 G          Am              EmAt the time it seemed so sad but it didn't turn out bad
       F                G                 C           F   Cif she hadn't turned me down I'd still be there


       Am               FWell I think most folks agree
         G                   CA little put-down makes them see
              Am                   Fthey aint the chain they're just a link
          G               Cand thats why she made me think
          F  C   F     F  C   F     F  C   F          C       F  C   F  CI'm gonna be somebody, be somebody, be somebody – someday

Fade to end