Verse:
Dexys Midnight Runners
Instrumental:
Intro: | 2 bars
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x 2
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| F | C | F | Bb | Bb | F | C | C |
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|* C | C | Em | Em (come on
x2
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| F | F | C | G |
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C Poor old
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Sounded F sad upon the radio moved a C million hearts in G mono
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C Our mothers Em cried
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F Sang along who’d blame them C | G
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C You’re grown (you’re grown up) Em so grown (so grown up)
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F Now I must say more than ever C G (come on
C Toora-loora- Em toora-loo-rye- F aye
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and we can C sing just like our G fathers
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D *Come on Eileen oh I A swear (well he means)
at this moment you mean every thing
Instrumental:
Em G A
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With D you in that dress my A thoughts (I confess)
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verge on Em dirty ah come G on Eil A een
AD
Instrumental:
| A | A |
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| * | | | (come on
Instrumental:
C C
| F | F | C | G |
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C These people round Em here
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wear beat F down eyes sunk in smoke-dried faces
so re C signed to what their G fate is
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but C not us (no never) no Em not us (no never)
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F we are far too young and clever C G (remember)
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C Toora-loora- Em toora-loo-rye- F aye
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Eileen I’ll C hum this tune for G ever
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D Come on Eileen oh I A swear (well he means)
Ah come Em on let’s take off G every A thing
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 on let’s ah come on Ei leen
Instrumental:
Em G A
D
Verse:
(Play this progression 1|2 speed gradually get faster …
AD
Instrumental:
D | D | F#m | F#m | G | G | D | A )
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D (Come on Eileen too-loo rye- (F#m) aye come on)
(Eileen too-loo rye- (G) aye… toora, toora-too-loora)
Now you have grown now you have shown D oh Ei A leen
D (Come on Eileen too-loo rye- (F#m) aye come on)
Come on Eileen these things they are real and I know how you feel
(Eileen too-loo rye (G) – aye… toora, toora-too-loora)
Now I must say more than ever
D things round here have A changed
Too – ra loo – ra too – ra loo – rye – aye
D (Come on Eileen too-loo rye- (F#m) aye come on) (Eileen too-loo rye-
G aye… toora, toora-too-loora) D |||||||| A ||||||||
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 Ei A leen
AD
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 Ei A leen
Instrumental:
D
Verse:
Dexys Midnight Runners
Instrumental:
Intro: | 2 bars
Verse:
x 2
Instrumental:
| F | C | F | Bb | Bb | F | C | C |
Verse:
|* C | C | Em | Em (come on
x2
Instrumental:
| F | F | C | G |
Verse:
C Poor old
Verse:
Sounded F sad upon the radio moved a C million hearts in G mono
Verse:
C Our mothers Em cried
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F Sang along who’d blame them C | G
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C You’re grown (you’re grown up) Em so grown (so grown up)
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F Now I must say more than ever C G (come on
C Toora-loora- Em toora-loo-rye- F aye
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and we can C sing just like our G fathers
Verse:
D *Come on Eileen oh I A swear (well he means)
at this moment you mean every thing
Instrumental:
Em G A
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With D you in that dress my A thoughts (I confess)
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verge on Em dirty ah come G on Eil A een
AD
Instrumental:
| A | A |
Verse:
| * | | | (come on
Instrumental:
C C
| F | F | C | G |
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C These people round Em here
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wear beat F down eyes sunk in smoke-dried faces
so re C signed to what their G fate is
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but C not us (no never) no Em not us (no never)
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F we are far too young and clever C G (remember)
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C Toora-loora- Em toora-loo-rye- F aye
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Eileen I’ll C hum this tune for G ever
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D Come on Eileen oh I A swear (well he means)
Ah come Em on let’s take off G every A thing
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 on let’s ah come on Ei leen
Instrumental:
Em G A
D
Verse:
(Play this progression 1|2 speed gradually get faster …
AD
Instrumental:
D | D | F#m | F#m | G | G | D | A )
Verse:
D (Come on Eileen too-loo rye- (F#m) aye come on)
(Eileen too-loo rye- (G) aye… toora, toora-too-loora)
Now you have grown now you have shown D oh Ei A leen
D (Come on Eileen too-loo rye- (F#m) aye come on)
Come on Eileen these things they are real and I know how you feel
(Eileen too-loo rye (G) – aye… toora, toora-too-loora)
Now I must say more than ever
D things round here have A changed
Too – ra loo – ra too – ra loo – rye – aye
D (Come on Eileen too-loo rye- (F#m) aye come on) (Eileen too-loo rye-
G aye… toora, toora-too-loora) D |||||||| A ||||||||
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 Ei A leen
AD
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 Ei A leen
Instrumental:
D
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