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Come On Eileen

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[Intro]
|   F     C|   F7   Bb|  Bbm    F|       C|  x2
|       C|      Em|       F|   C     G|  x2
[Verse 1]
CPoor old Johnny REmay
Sounded Fsad upon the radio moved a Cmillion hearts in Gmono
 COur mothers Emcried
FSang along, who'd blame themC  G  
CYou're grown (you're grown up), Emso grown (so grown up)
FNow I must say more than ever          C    G(come on Eileen)
CToora-loora-Emtoora-loo-rye-Faye
and we can Csing just like our Gfathers
[Fill]
|  G    Gsus2    G    Gsus2| G     Gsus2    G    Gsus2|
[Chorus]
DCome on Eileen oh, I Aswear (well he means)
at this Emmoment you mean GeverythAing
With Dyou in that dress, my Athoughts (I confess)
verge on Emdirty, ah come Gon EilAeen
[Instrumental]
|       A|       A|
|       C|      Em|       F|   C     G|
[Verse 2]
CThese people round Emhere
wear beaten-Fdown eyes sunk in smoke-dried faces,
so resCigned to what their fGate is
but Cnot us (no never) no Emnot us (no never)
Fwe are far too young and clever          C    G(remember)
CToora-loora-Emtoora-loo-rye-Faye
Eileen, I'll Chum this tune forGever
[Fill]
|  G    Gsus2    G    Gsus2| G     Gsus2    G    Gsus2|
[Chorus]
DCome on, Eileen, oh I Aswear (well he means)
Ah come Emon, let's take off GeverytAhing
That Dpretty red dress, EiAleen (tell him yes)
Ah, come Emon, let's, ah, come Gon, EiAleen
That Dpretty red dress, EiAleen (tell him yes)
Ah, come Emon, let's, ah, come Gon, EiAleen
DPlease...
(half-speed, getting gradually faster)
[Chorus]
 D(Come on, Eileen, too-loo rye-F#maye, come on)
(Eileen, too-loo rye-Gaye, toora, toora-too-loora)D  A  
                     Now you have grown, now you have shown, oh, Eileen
        D(Come on, Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, come on)F#m  
Come on, Eileen, these things they are real, and I know
(Eileen, too-loo ryeG-aye, toora, toora-too-loora)D  A  
   how you feel       Now I must say more than ever, things round here have changed
 D(Come on, Eileen, too-loo rye-F#maye, come on)  (Eileen, too-loo rye-Gaye, toora, toora-too-loora)D  A  
Too-ra             loo-ra      too-ra                      loo-rye-aye
[Chorus]
DCome on Eileen oh, I Aswear (well he means)
at this Emmoment you mean GeverythAing
With Dyou in that dress, my Athoughts (I confess)
verge on Emdirty, ah come Gon EilAeen
(fading out)

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Come On Eileen

by Dexys Midnight Runners

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Gsus2

F#m

[Intro]

F C F7 Bb Bbm F C

| | | | | x2

C Em F C G

| | | | | x2

[Verse 1]

C Em

Poor old Johnny Ray

F C G

Sounded sad upon the radio moved a million hearts in mono

C Em

Our mothers cried

F C G

Sang along, who'd blame them

C Em

You're grown (you're grown up), so grown (so grown up)

F C G

Now I must say more than ever (come on Eileen)

C Em F

Toora-loora-toora-loo-rye-aye

C G

and we can sing just like our fathers

[Fill]

G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2

| | |

[Chorus]

D A

Come on Eileen oh, I swear (well he means)

Em G A

at this moment you mean everything

D A

With you in that dress, my thoughts (I confess)

Em G A

verge on dirty, ah come on Eileen

[Instrumental]

A A

| | |

C Em F C G

| | | | |

[Verse 2]

C Em

These people round here

wear beaten-down eyes sunk in smoke-dried faces,

C G

so resigned to what their fate is

C Em

but not us (no never) no not us (no never)

F C G

we are far too young and clever (remember)

C Em F

Toora-loora-toora-loo-rye-aye

C G

Eileen, I'll hum this tune forever

[Fill]

G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2

| | |

[Chorus]

D A

Come on, Eileen, oh I swear (well he means)

Em G A

Ah come on, let's take off everything

D A

That pretty red dress, Eileen (tell him yes)

Em G A

Ah, come on, let's, ah, come on, Eileen

D A

That pretty red dress, Eileen (tell him yes)

Em G A

Ah, come on, let's, ah, come on, Eileen

Please...

(half-speed, getting gradually faster)

[Chorus]

D F#m

(Come on, Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, come on)

G D A

(Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, toora, toora-too-loora)

Now you have grown, now you have shown, oh, Eileen

D F#m

(Come on, Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, come on)

Come on, Eileen, these things they are real, and I know

G D A

(Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, toora, toora-too-loora)

how you feel Now I must say more than ever, things round here have changed

D F#m G D A

(Come on, Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, come on) (Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, toora, toora-too-loora)

Too-ra loo-ra too-ra loo-rye-aye

[Chorus]

D A

Come on Eileen oh, I swear (well he means)

Em G A

at this moment you mean everything

D A

With you in that dress, my thoughts (I confess)

Em G A

verge on dirty, ah come on Eileen

(fading out)

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