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Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen
F C F Bb Bb F C
C Em F C G
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
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
CHORUS:
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
C Em F C
G
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
Come on Eileen too-loo rye-[F#m]aye come on
D
Eileen too-loo rye-ay toora toora-too-loora
G
D A
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
CHORUS