Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners
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Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners
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Actually written by Rowland, Patterson and Adams (voice, trombone
and banjo). Transcribed by MH from the 1982 album "Too-Rye-Ay".
* the version released as a single in the UK was preceded
by a few bars(measures) of a fiddle playing a traditional tune,
"Oh Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms"
** round brackets () denote BV (backing vocals)
*** during instrumental sections, bar divisions are marked and
the main instrument is indicated in square brackets.
First* 16 bars are instrumental:
F C F Bb Bb F C x2 [fiddle]***
C Em F C G x2 [fiddle and banjo]
[C]Poor old Johnny R[Em]ay
Sounded [F]sad upon the radio moved a [C]million hearts in [G]mono
[C] Our mothers cried
[F]Sang along, [F]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
G C G C GGC G C G GGGGGG [brass section]
[D]Come on Eileen oh, I [F#m]swear (well he means)
at this [Em]moment you mean [G]everyth[A]ing
With [D]you in that dress, my [F#m]thoughts (I confess)
verge on [Em]dirty, Ah come [G]on Eil[A]een
A A [banjo]
C Em F C G [fiddle and banjo]
[C]These people round [Em]here
wear beaten-[F]down eyes sunk in smoke-dried faces,
so res[C]igned to what their f[G]ate 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
G C G C GGC G C G GGGGGG [brass section]
[D]Come on Eileen, oh I [F#m]swear (well he means)
Ah come [Em]on let's take off [G]everyt[A]hing
That [D]pretty red dress, Ei[F#m]leen (tell him yes)
Ah come [Em]on let's, ah come [G]on Ei[A]leen
That [D]pretty red dress, Ei[F#m]leen (tell him yes)
Ah come [Em]on let's, ah come [G]on Eil[A]een
[D]Please...
[D] (Come on Eileen too-loo rye-[F#m]aye come on)
(Eileen too-loo rye-[G]aye toora toora-too-loora)[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
how you feel [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-rye-[G]aye[D] [A]
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Malcolm Hannah (eermih@dct.ac.uk) Dundee, Scotland
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