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From: eermih@dct.ac.uk
Someone recently requested this so here's my version. Suggestions or
discussions welcomed.
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]
<VERSE 1>
CPoor old Johnny REmay
Sounded Fsad upon the radio moved a Cmillion hearts in Gmono
C Our mothers cried
FSang along, Fwho'd blame them C G
CYou're grown (you're grown up), Emso grown (so grown up)**
FNow I must say more than ever C G (come on Eileen)
CToora-loora-Emtoora-loo-rye-Faye
and we can Csing just like our Gfathers
|G C G C |GGC G C |G GGGGGG| [brass section]
<CHORUS>
DCome on Eileen oh, I F#mswear (well he means)
at this Emmoment you mean GeverythAing
With Dyou in that dress, my F#mthoughts (I confess)
verge on Emdirty, Ah come Gon EilAeen
|A |A | [banjo]
|C |Em |F |C G | [fiddle and banjo]
<VERSE 2>
CThese people round Emhere
wear beaten-Fdown eyes sunk in smoke-dried faces,
so resCigned to what their fGate is
but Cnot us (no never) no Emnot us (no never)
Fwe are far too young and clever C G remember
CToora-loora-Emtoora-loo-rye-Faye
Eileen I'll Chum this tune for Gever
|G C G C |GGC G C |G GGGGGG| [brass section]
<CHORUS>
DCome on Eileen, oh I F#mswear (well he means)
Ah come Emon let's take off GeverytAhing
That Dpretty red dress, EiF#mleen (tell him yes)
Ah come Emon let's, ah come Gon EiAleen
That Dpretty red dress, EiF#mleen (tell him yes)
Ah come Emon let's, ah come Gon EilAeen
DPlease...
<half-speed, getting gradually faster>
D (Come on Eileen too-loo rye-F#maye come on)
(Eileen too-loo rye-Gaye toora toora-too-loora) D A
Now you have grown, now you have shown, oh Eileen
D<BVs as before> F#m
Come on Eileen, these things they are real and I know
how you feel GNow I must say more than ever
D things round here have Achanged
DToo-ra loo-ra F#mtoo-ra loo-rye-Gaye D A
<fade on repeats of chorus>
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Malcolm Hannah (eermih@dct.ac.uk) Dundee, Scotland