Eileen Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]In [Bm]a tow[Em]n on[A] th[D]e sea
by the [G]castle Donain,
[A]The fairest of all was the [G]maiden Irene.
[D]The bloom on her cheek
was as fresh as [G]the dew,
And her [A]heart to a
young fisher lad [G]he was [D]true.
At [A]morn he would sail
with the [D]sun and the tide,
At eve would return
[F#m]to his promise[E]d young bri[A]de,
[D]And there on the shore
she [G]could hear it so plain,
His [A]voice in the wind
singing [G]soft [D]this refrain,[A]
Eileen, my [D]Eileen,
oh, [Em]wait for me, my [A]Eileen.[D]
They were to be wed
on a [G]Sunday in May.
[A]In faith it was a joy
to [G]see Eileen [D]so gay.
The morning before he
set [G]sail with the tide,
But he [A]never returned
to his [G]promised [D]young bride.
[A]No, no, nevermore was her heart
[D]light and warm,
A lover [F#m]he died,
[Bm]yes, [E]he died in a [A]storm.
They [D]say that her heart it
was [G]broken in two
The lovely [A]Eileen,
oh so [G]young [D]an d so true
And down by the shore,
they [G]who loved her the best
By the rock [A]where she waited,
they let [Em]her t[Gm]o re[D]st
Oh, [A]many the years
that have passed [D]since that day,
But maidens who wait
[F#m]for th[D]eir[A] lovers there[G] say[A]
That [D]still on the shore
they can [G]hear it so play
His [A]ghost in the wind,
singing [G]soft this [D]free prayer.
[A]I leave you, my I [D]leave you,
away [Em]forever. I you.