Come On Eileen

Chords & Lyrics, etc. v1

Come On Eileen
Come On Eileen Chords & Lyrics, etc. by Dexys Midnight Runners
Document Info

Type: Chords & Lyrics, etc.

Version: 1

Created by: Bagus

Created: 5/15/2026

Updated: 5/15/2026

Intro:
|F   C   |F7   Bb |Bbm  F  |C       |  x2
|C       |Em      |F       |C   G   |  x2

C                           Em                      F                                             C                           G
Poor old Johnny Ray    Sounded sad upon the radio moved a million hearts in mono
C                       Em     F                                                       C        G
 Our mothers cried       Sang along, who'd blame them
C                                                     Em                                        F                                     C   G
You're grown (you're grown up), so grown (so grown up)    Now I must say more than ever         (come on Eileen)
C                  Em                   F                             C                         G
Toora-loora-toora-loo-rye-aye    and we can sing just like our fathers


D                                   A                                                 Em                           G      A
Come on Eileen oh, I swear (well he means)    at this moment you mean everything
With you in that dress, my thoughts (I confess)   verge on dirty, ah come on Eileen

 

Fill:  |G  Gsus2  G  Gsus2  |G Gsus2   G  Gsus2  |

Instrumental:  |A       |A       |  C       |Em      |F       |C   G   |
                                      Come on Eileen



These people round here wear beaten-down eyes sunk in smoke-dried faces,  so resigned to what their fate is
but not us (no never) no not us (no never)    we are far too young and clever         (remember)
Toora-loora-toora-loo-rye-aye    Eileen, I'll hum this tune forever

 

Come on, Eileen, oh I swear (well he means) Ah come on, let's take off everything
That pretty red dress, Eileen (tell him yes) Ah, come on, let's, ah, come on, Eileen


(half-speed, getting gradually faster)

 

D                                                  F#m                                                G                                                                        D         A
 (Come on, Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, come on Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, toora, toora-too-loora)

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

 

D                                                                                 F#m                                G                                                               D                             A
        (Come on, Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, come on) (Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, toora, toora-too-loora) 
Come on, Eileen, these things they are real, and I know 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
 



Come on Eileen oh, I swear (well he means)    at this moment you mean everything
With you in that dress, my thoughts (I confess)    verge on dirty, ah come on Eileen
 
(fading out)