8 Chords used in the song: F, C, Bb, Em, G, D, F#m, A
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|F C |F Bb |Bb F |C | x2
|C |Em |F |C G | x2
C Em
Poor old Johnny Ray
F C G
Sounded sad upon the radio moved a million hearts in mono
C
Our mothers cried
F 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
D F#m
Come on Eileen oh, I swear (well he means)
Em G A
at this moment you mean everything
D F#m
With you in that dress, my thoughts (I confess)
Em G A
verge on dirty, Ah come on Eileen
|A |A | [banjo]
|C |Em |F |C G | [fiddle and banjo]
C Em
These people round here
F
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 for ever
D F#m
Come on Eileen, oh I swear (well he means)
Em G A
Ah come on let's take off everything
D F#m
That pretty red dress, Eileen (tell him yes)
Em G A
Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen
D F#m
That pretty red dress, Eileen (tell him yes)
Em G A
Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen
D
Please...
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, these things they are real and I know
G
how you feel Now I must say more than ever
D A
things round here have changed
D F#m G D A
Too-ra loo-ra too-ra loo-rye-aye
D F#m
Come on Eileen oh, I swear (well he means)
Em G A
at this moment you mean everything
D F#m
With you in that dress, my thoughts (I confess)
Em G A
verge on dirty, Ah come on Eileen
D F#m
Come on Eileen oh, I swear (well he means)
Em G A
at this moment you mean everything
D F#m
With you in that dress, my thoughts (I confess)
Em G A
verge on dirty, Ah come on Eileen
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tobsn86
(Munich)
There is an Em at the end of
C
Our mothers cried
so its
C Em
Our mothers cried
C
Our mothers cried
so its
C Em
Our mothers cried
12 Mar 2021
The chords seem to be good, except for the chorus. I would rather see an A instead of the F#m in the parts like the one below:
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D F#m
Come xx xxxxxx xx, I xxxxx xxxx xx xxxxx
Em G A
xx xxxx moment xxx xxxx everything
D F#m
xxxx you xx xxxx xxxxx, my xxxxxxxx x xxxxxxx
Em G A
xxxxx on dirty, xx xxxx on xxxxxx
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But the F#m works well in the "bridges" in the middle-end of the song.
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D F#m
Come xx xxxxxx xx, I xxxxx xxxx xx xxxxx
Em G A
xx xxxx moment xxx xxxx everything
D F#m
xxxx you xx xxxx xxxxx, my xxxxxxxx x xxxxxxx
Em G A
xxxxx on dirty, xx xxxx on xxxxxx
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But the F#m works well in the "bridges" in the middle-end of the song.
08 Feb 2013
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About this song: Come On Eileen
According to the Come On Eileen Songfacts, Eileen was a girl that songwriter and band member Kevin Rowland grew up with. Their relationship became romantic when the pair were 13.