Goodnight Vienna    (Listen to sample)    (Listen to John Lennon sample)

 

    G ~   + instrumental intro = verse 1

 

   G                   C             G            C                           G

1.    I took my baby to a party last night, ah-hah-hah-hah,

                         C                    G               C                            D

    she was so beautiful, she made me uptight, ah-hah-hah-hah,

                       C                      D         C                          G

   up come a butcher with her ju jus alight, ah-hah-hah-hah,

                    F                        C              D

    it's all da-da-da-down to goodnight Vienna.

 

   G                   C                  G                C                          G

2.    Felt like a bohunk but I kept up my cool, ah-hah-hah-hah,

                        C                        G                 C                         D

    green as a frog, man, I was back into school, ah-hah-hah-hah,

                             C                            D               C                         G

   zipped up my mouth 'cause I was starting to drool, ah-hah-hah-hah,

                    F                        C             D               - C

    it's all da-da-da-down to goodnight Vienna.

 

         C - Bb    C - Bb            G - F - C - D

Git it up!                       (4x)

 

   G                        C                       G                   C                           G

3.    She said she loved me but I knew she was lying, ah-hah-hah-hah,

                       C                     G                         C                         D

    felt like an Arab who was dancing through Zion, ah-hah-hah-hah,

                          C                        D                   C                    G

    don't call no doctor when you just feel like crying, ah-hah-hah,

                    F                        C              D         - C

    it's all da-da-da-down to goodnight Vienna.

 

         C - Bb     C - Bb            G - F - C - D      - G - C

Git it up!                       (4x)

 

   G                   C             G             C                          G

4.    I took my baby to a party last night, ah-hah-hah-hah,

                          C                G              C                            D

    she was so beautiful, it made me uptight, ah-hah-hah-hah,

                        C                      D              C                          G

    up came a doctor with his needles in sight, ah-hah-hah-hah,

                F            C              D            - C

    it's all down to goodnight Vienna.

 

    (Ringo Starr)