Someone recently requested this so here's my version. Suggestions or discussions welcomed. Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners -------------- -------------------------- 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: fiddle F C F Bb Bb F C x2 *** fiddle and banjo C Em F C G x2 C Em Poor old Johnny Ray F C G Sounded sad upon the radio moved a million hearts in mono C Our mothers cried F F G Sang along, who'd blame them C Em You're grown (you're grown up), so grown (so grown up)** F CG Now I must say more than ever (come on Eileen) C Em F Toora-loora-toora-loo-rye-aye C G and we can sing just like our fathers brass section G C G C GGC G C G GGGGGG D F#m Come on Eileen oh, I swear (well he means) Em G A at this moment you mean everything D F#m With you in that dress, my thoughts (I confess) Em G A verge on dirty, Ah come on Eileen banjo A A fiddle and banjo C Em F C G C Em These people round here F wear beaten-down eyes sunk in smoke-dried faces, C G so resigned to what their fate is C Em but not us (no never) no not us (no never) F CG we are far too young and clever remember C Em F Toora-loora-toora-loo-rye-aye C G Eileen I'll hum this tune for ever brass section G C G C GGC G C G GGGGGG D F#m Come on Eileen, oh I swear (well he means) Em G A Ah come on let's take off everything D F#m That pretty red dress, Eileen (tell him yes) Em G A Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen D F#m That pretty red dress, Eileen (tell him yes) Em G A Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen D Please... D F#m (Come on Eileen too-loo rye-aye come on) G A (Eileen too-loo rye-aye toora toora-too-loora) Now you have grown, now you have shown, oh Eileen DF#m Come on Eileen, these things they are real and I know G how you feel Now I must say more than ever D A things round here have changed D F#m G A Too-ra loo-ra too-ra loo-rye-aye ___________________________________________________________________ Malcolm Hannah (eermih@dct.ac.uk) Dundee, Scotland