Chords for Dexys Midnight Runners, Kevin Rowland - Come On Eileen (1982 Version)

Tempo:
105.65 bpm
Chords used:

G

A

C

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dexys Midnight Runners, Kevin Rowland - Come On Eileen (1982 Version) chords
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[G] [F] [Gm] [G]
[A] [G] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [A#]
[A#m] [F] [C]
[Em]
[F] [C] [G]
[C] Oh, Johnny [Em] Ray.
[F] Johnny said upon the radio,
[C] But the blue [G] of the heart is not [C] known.
Our [Em] mother's twice.
[F] Sad and long, poor [C] day and then,
[G]
[Am] She froze.
Young [Em] and up, she froze.
[F] Now I must say more than [C] ever,
[G] More [C] than ever,
To run, to [Em] run, to run
[F] away.
[C] Oh, we can sing this [G] like a foreign band.
[D] Come on, I mean it.
Oh, [A] I swear, I'll take it.
At this [Em] moment,
[G] We need [A] everything.
[D] In that [A] restful and frozen place,
But [Em] you're dirty.
[G] Oh, come [A] on, I mean it.
[C]
[Em] Come [F] on, I mean
[C] [G] [C] it.
These people right [Em] here,
[F] With their eyes sunken,
Smiled, that [C] face,
Every time to [G] what they're fighting [Am] for.
Oh,
[Em] [F] we are far too young and clever.
[C] [G] [C] To run, to [Em] run, to run [F] away.
[C]
I'll hum [G] this tune for everyone.
[D] Come on, I mean it.
[A] Oh, I swear, I'll [G] take [A] it.
[D] With you at last,
[A] I'll be having rest.
Oh, [Em] come on, let's go.
Oh, come [A] on, I mean it.
[D] Come on, I mean to run.
[Bm] Come [F#m] on, I mean [Bm] to [F#m] [G] run.
To run, to run, to [D] run away.
[A]
[D] Come on, I mean to
[F#m] run.
[G]
Come on, I mean to run.
To run, to run, to run [D] [A] away.
[D] To run, to run, to run [G] away.
To [D] run, to run, to run [A] away.
[D] Come on, I [A] mean it.
Oh, I swear, I'll take it.
At [Em] this moment,
Everything,
At [A] [D]
[A] this moment,
[Em] At this moment,
Oh, come [A] [D] on, I mean [A] it.
Oh, I swear, I'll do it.
At this [G] moment,
[A] At this [D] moment,
At this moment,
[A] Oh,
[G] wish well.
[A] At this moment,
[D] [A] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
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To learn Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, G, C, Em, F, C, A, D and A of chords. Set your pace at 52 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 106. Given the song's key of F Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [A#] _ _
[A#m] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] Oh, Johnny [Em] _ Ray.
[F] Johnny said upon the radio,
[C] But the blue [G] of the heart is not [C] known.
Our [Em] mother's twice. _
[F] Sad and long, poor [C] day and then,
_ [G] _ _
[Am] She froze.
Young [Em] and up, she froze.
[F] Now I must say more than [C] ever,
_ [G] More [C] than ever,
To run, to [Em] run, to run _
[F] _ _ away.
[C] Oh, we can sing this [G] like a foreign band.
_ _ _ _ [D] Come on, I mean it.
Oh, [A] I swear, I'll take it.
At this [Em] moment, _
[G] We need [A] everything.
_ [D] In that [A] restful and frozen place,
But [Em] you're dirty.
[G] Oh, come [A] on, I mean _ it. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ Come [F] on, I mean _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ [C] it.
These people right [Em] _ here,
[F] With their eyes sunken,
Smiled, that [C] face,
Every time to [G] what they're fighting [Am] for.
Oh, _
[Em] _ _ _ [F] we are far too young and clever.
[C] _ [G] _ _ [C] To run, to [Em] run, to run _ [F] _ away.
[C]
I'll hum [G] this tune for everyone. _ _ _ _
_ [D] Come on, I mean it.
[A] Oh, I swear, I'll [G] take _ _ [A] it. _
[D] With you at last,
[A] I'll be having rest.
Oh, [Em] come on, let's go.
Oh, come [A] on, I mean it.
[D] _ _ _ _ Come on, I mean to run.
[Bm] Come [F#m] on, I mean [Bm] to [F#m] [G] run.
To run, _ to run, to [D] run away.
_ [A] _ _
_ [D] Come on, I mean to _
[F#m] _ _ _ run.
_ [G] _ _
Come on, I mean to run.
To run, to run, to run [D] _ [A] away. _
[D] To _ _ _ run, to run, to run [G] away.
To [D] run, to run, to run [A] away.
[D] Come on, I [A] mean it.
Oh, I swear, I'll take it.
At [Em] this moment,
Everything,
At _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] this moment,
_ [Em] _ At this moment,
Oh, come _ [A] _ _ [D] on, I mean [A] it.
Oh, I swear, I'll do it.
At this [G] moment,
_ _ [A] At this [D] moment,
At this moment,
[A] Oh, _ _ _
[G] wish well.
_ _ [A] At this moment,
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Jimmy Paterson, Kevin Rowland and Kevin Adams who authored this song.

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