My Eileen Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][G][D][G]

[Verse 1]
[G]In [Em]a tow[G]n on the sea,
by the [C]castle [C#dim]Dunene,
The [D]fairest of all was the [G]maiden [Em]Eileen.
[G]The bloom on her cheek
was as [C]fresh as the [C#dim]dew,
And her [D]heart to a young
fisher [G]laddie was true
[D]At [Em]morn [D]he would sail
with the [G]sun and the tide
At eve he'd re[Em]turn to his
[Am]promised young [D]bride
And [G]down by the shore
she could [C]hear it so [C#dim]plain
His [D]voice in the wind,
singing soft [C]this [Am]re f[G]rain
[D]Eileen, my [G]Eileen
Oh, [Am]wait for me, [D]wait, [G]Eileen
[Em]They [G]were to be wed on
a [C]Sunday in [C#dim]May
And [D]faith, it was a joy to see [G]Eileen so gay
The morning before he set
[C]sail with the [C#dim]tide
But he [D]never returned
to his [G]promised young bride
[Em]No, [D]no, nevermore was
her [G]heart light and warm
Her lover, he [Em]died, yes, he [Am]died in a [D]storm
And [G]down by the shore,
she could [C]hear it so [C#dim]plain
His [D]voice in the wind,
singing soft [C]this re[Am]frain[G]
[D]Eileen, my [G]Eileen
Oh, [Am]wait for me, [D]wait,
[G]Eileen.[Em][G][C][C#dim][D][C][G]
They say that her heart, it was [C]broken
[C#dim]Into the love[D]ly island
Oh, so [G]young and so true
[Em]An d[G] down by the shore
They [C]loved her the be[C#dim]st
By the [D]rock where she waited
They [G]laid her to rest
[D]Oh,[G] man[D]y the years
That have [G]passed since that day
But maidens who [Em]wait for their [Am]lovers,
[A]they'll say[D]
That [G]down by the shore
they [C]could still hear so [C#dim]plain
Is [D]ghosts in the wind
singing [C]soft this [Am]re f[G]rain
[D]Eileen, my [G]Eileen
[Am]Oh, wait for me, w[D]ait, E[G]ileen
Oh, [Am]wait for me, [D]wait, Eileen