[Violin Part Chords - Drums in - BPM 107] |C |Em |F |C G | x2
[Verse 1] [C] Poor old Johnny [Em] Ray Sounded [F] sad upon the radio moved a [C] million hearts in [G] mono [C] Our mothers [Em] cried [F] Sang along, who'd blame them [C][G] [C] You're grown (you're grown up) [Em] so grown (so grown up) [F] Now I must say more than ever [C][G] (come on Eileen) [C] Toora-loora- [Em] toora-loo-rye- [F] aye and we can [C] sing just like our [G] fathers
[Fill] |G Gsus2 G Gsus2 |G Gsus2 G Gsus2 | [Chorus] [D] Come on Eileen oh, I [A] swear (well he means) at this [Em] moment you mean [G] every [A] thing With [D] you in that dress, my [A] thoughts (I confess) verge on [Em] dirty, ah come [G] on Eil [A] een
[Instrumental] A part play 9 10 on B whilst playing 0 11 9 10 9 then 12 10 12 10 on B to 11 on G |A |A | |C |Em |F |C G | x 2
[Verse 2] [C] These people round [Em] here (wear beaten) [F]down eyes sunk in smoke-dried faces, so res [C] igned to what their [G] fate is but [C] not us (no never) no [Em] not us (no never) [F] we are far too young and clever [C][G] (remember) [C] Toora-loora- [Em] toora-loo-rye- [F] aye Eileen, I'll [C] hum this tune for [G] ever
[Fill] |G Gsus2 G Gsus2 |G Gsus2 G Gsus2 |
[Chorus] [D] Come on, Eileen, oh I [A] swear (well he means) Ah come [Em] on, let's take off [G] everyt [A] hing That [D] pretty red dress, Ei [A] leen (tell him yes) Ah, come [Em] on, let's, ah, come [G] on, Ei [A] leen That [D] pretty red dress, Ei [A] leen (tell him yes) Ah, come [Em] on, let's, ah, come [G] on, Ei [A] leen [D] Please...
[Chorus - Half speed - slow one then speeds up - D F#m G (D A)] [D] (Come on, Eileen, too-loo rye- [F#m] aye, come on) (Eileen, too-loo rye- [G] Now you have grown, now you have shown, [D] oh, [A] Eileen
[D] (Come on, Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, come on) [F#m]Come on, (Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, [G] Now I must say more than ever, [D] things round here have [A]changed
[Chorus] [D] Come on Eileen oh, I [A] swear (well he means) at this [Em] moment you mean [G] everyth [A] ing With [D] you in that dress, my [A] thoughts (I confess) verge on [Em] dirty, ah come [G] on Eil [A] een
[End] [Violin Part and Chords] [C][Em][Fsus2][C][G] E-3--5--3-----7--7--7---x--x--x--0h1-3---0h1--3-- B-5--5--5-----8--10-8---8--10-8------1--------3-- G-5--5--5-----9--X--9---10-10-10-----0--------0-- D-5--5--5-----9--9--9---10-10-10-----2--------0-- A-3--3--5-----7--7--7---8--8--8------3--------X-- E---------------------------------------------3--
Riff in final section - xxx232 xxx232 xxx235 x42224 x42222 x4222(2) - emphasis on B string INTRO RIFF - A to G with b ringing 3x0003 then hammer on 3x0023 then D (barre 222 with 1st finger this to be able to play the notes) is D 0232 0252 0222 0202 0222 then G with B ringing 3x0003 then xx043x xx023x xx043x then A Violin line during Chorus - D 0232 0252 0222 0202 (not back to Dmaj7) D G A Riff during Verse is xx043x xx023x xx043x then A [Intro] BPM 123 | A G | D/F# | G | D G A |
[Verse 1] I was [A] working part [G] time in a [D/F#] five-and-dime, My [G] boss was Mr. McGee. [D][G][A] [A] He told me several [G] times that he [D/F#] didn't like my kind, 'Cause [G] I was a bit 2 leisurely. [D][G][A] [A] Seems that I was [G] busy doing [D/F#] something close 2 nothing, But [G] different than the day before. [D][G][A] [A] That's when I [G] saw her, [D/F#] ooh, I saw her She walked [G] in through the out door (out door).
[Chorus] She wore a [A] Rasp [G] berry beret [D/F#] The [G] kind U find in a se [D] cond [G] hand [A] store [A]Rasp [G] berry beret [D/F#] And [G] if it was warm she wouldn't wear [D] much [A] more [A]Rasp [G] berry beret [D/F#] I think I [E] love [A] her
[Verse 2] [A] Built like she [G] was, uh, [D/F#] she had the nerve 2 ask me If I [G] planned 2 do her any harm [D][G][A] [A] So, look here, I put her on the back [G] of my bike and-a [D/F#] we went riding [G] Down by old man Johnson's farm [D][G][A] [A] I said now, overcast [G] days never [D/F#] turned me on But [G] something about the clouds and her mixed [D][G][A] [A] She wasn't [G] 2 bright but [D/F#] I could tell When she kissed [G] m
She knew how 2 get her kicks
[Chorus] She wore a [A] Rasp [G] berry beret [D/F#] The [G] kind U find in a se [D] cond [G] hand [A] store [A] Rasp [G] berry beret [D/F#] And [G] if it was warm she wouldn't wear [D] much [A] more [A] Rasp [G] berry beret [D/F#] I think I [E] love [A] her
[Verse 3] [D] The rain [A/C#] sounds so cool [D] when it [A/C#] hits the barn roof, [NC] And the horses wonder who U are. [D] Thunder [A/C#] drowns out what the [D] lightning sees [A/C#] U [NC] feel like a movie star Listen, [G] they say [F#m] the first time [E] ain't the greatest But I tell ya, [NC] if I had the chance 2 do it all again I [G] wouldn't change a stroke 'cause [F#m] baby I'm the most, With a [E] girl as fine as she was then. (chorus repeated to fade)