Biography:
Dexys Midnight Runners - the name consistently spelled without an apostrophe - were a British post-punk and Northern Soul band who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. The word Dexys in this case, comes from a colloquialism of dextroamphetamine, a type of amphetamine diet pill that was a popular 'upper' drug with England's Northern Soul scene in the 1960s.
Founded in 1978 by former singer of the Killjoys, Kevin Rowland, and guitarist Kevin "Al" Archer
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[Intro]
|F C |F7 Bb |Bbm F |C | x2
|C |Em |F |C G | x2
[Verse 1]
C Em
Poor old Johnny Ray
F C G
Sounded sad upon the radio moved a million hearts in mono
C Em
Our mothers cried
F C G
Sang along, who'd blame them
C Em
You're grown (you're grown up), so grown (so grown up)
F C G
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
[Fill]
|G Gsus2 G Gsus2 |G Gsus2 G Gsus2 |
[Chorus]
D A
Come on Eileen oh, I swear (well he means)
Em G A
at this moment you mean everything
D A
With you in that dress, my thoughts (I confess)
Em G A
verge on dirty, ah come on Eileen
[Instrumental]
|A |A |
|C |Em |F |C G |
[Verse 2]
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 C G
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 forever
[Fill]
|G Gsus2 G Gsus2 |G Gsus2 G Gsus2 |
[Chorus]
D A
Come on, Eileen, oh I swear (well he means)
Em G A
Ah come on, let's take off everything
D A
That pretty red dress, Eileen (tell him yes)
Em G A
Ah, come on, let's, ah, come on, Eileen
D A
That pretty red dress, Eileen (tell him yes)
Em G A
Ah, come on, let's, ah, come on, Eileen
D
Please...
(half-speed, getting gradually faster)
[Chorus]
D F#m
(Come on, Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, come on)
G D A
(Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, toora, toora-too-loora)
Now you have grown, now you have shown, oh, Eileen
D F#m
(Come on, Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, come on)
Come on, Eileen, these things they are real, and I know
G D A
(Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, toora, toora-too-loora)
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
[Chorus]
D A
Come on Eileen oh, I swear (well he means)
Em G A
at this moment you mean everything
D A
With you in that dress, my thoughts (I confess)
Em G A
verge on dirty, ah come on Eileen
(fading out)
|F C |F7 Bb |Bbm F |C | x2
|C |Em |F |C G | x2
[Verse 1]
C Em
Poor old Johnny Ray
F C G
Sounded sad upon the radio moved a million hearts in mono
C Em
Our mothers cried
F C G
Sang along, who'd blame them
C Em
You're grown (you're grown up), so grown (so grown up)
F C G
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
[Fill]
|G Gsus2 G Gsus2 |G Gsus2 G Gsus2 |
[Chorus]
D A
Come on Eileen oh, I swear (well he means)
Em G A
at this moment you mean everything
D A
With you in that dress, my thoughts (I confess)
Em G A
verge on dirty, ah come on Eileen
[Instrumental]
|A |A |
|C |Em |F |C G |
[Verse 2]
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 C G
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 forever
[Fill]
|G Gsus2 G Gsus2 |G Gsus2 G Gsus2 |
[Chorus]
D A
Come on, Eileen, oh I swear (well he means)
Em G A
Ah come on, let's take off everything
D A
That pretty red dress, Eileen (tell him yes)
Em G A
Ah, come on, let's, ah, come on, Eileen
D A
That pretty red dress, Eileen (tell him yes)
Em G A
Ah, come on, let's, ah, come on, Eileen
D
Please...
(half-speed, getting gradually faster)
[Chorus]
D F#m
(Come on, Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, come on)
G D A
(Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, toora, toora-too-loora)
Now you have grown, now you have shown, oh, Eileen
D F#m
(Come on, Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, come on)
Come on, Eileen, these things they are real, and I know
G D A
(Eileen, too-loo rye-aye, toora, toora-too-loora)
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
[Chorus]
D A
Come on Eileen oh, I swear (well he means)
Em G A
at this moment you mean everything
D A
With you in that dress, my thoughts (I confess)
Em G A
verge on dirty, ah come on Eileen
(fading out)
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