Dexys Midnight Runners-Come On Eileen
[Intro - Free time]|F C |F7 Bb |Bbm F |C | x2
[Violin Part Chords - Drums in - BPM 107]
|C |Em (7th fret) |F (play Fsus2 at 8th fret)
|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
[D] too-ra loo-ra- [F#m] too-ra loo-ra
[G] aye [D] (Drum bit) [A] (Drum bit)
[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--
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