Eileen chords by
Keb’ Mo’
Keb’ Mo’
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Key: Eb major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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It was late one Fri day night
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I was out with a few of the boys
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We were talking loud
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Havin' ourselves a real
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good time
Verse 2
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That's when I first saw Eileen
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Way down at the end of the bar
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She was sittin' all alone
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Havin' herself a real good
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cry
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Verse 3
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So I went over with my
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rum and coke
Sat down beside her
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And I told her one of my jokes
And through her tears
she started laughing
Verse 4
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So we introduced ourselves
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And we talked just a little bit more
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But before too long we
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heading towards the door
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All right
Verse 5
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She led the way, I was close behind
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She turned and reached for my hand
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Like a stranger that I had known before
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Verse 6
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We got on a subway train
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And we rode all night
Sweet sweet goodbye kisses
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In the morning light
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And we were burning with desire
Verse 7
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When I called her on the phone
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There would be nobody home
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And I never saw Eileen again
Interlude 1
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I remember everything
Verse 8
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that
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she told me
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But why'd she have to go and disappear?
Interlude 2
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Verse 9
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Sometime later,
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I was out with a few of the boys
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We were talking loud
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Havin' ourselves a real
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good time
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Then came the question
Verse 10
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Whatever happened to that girl
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at the end of the bar
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Who was sit tin' all alone
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Havin' herself a real good
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cry?
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Verse 11
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We went riding on a subway train
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Sweet Eileen was her name
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And I never got to know her
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The way I really wanted to
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I thought we were connecting
Verse 12
I guess I never really got through
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'Cause when I called her on the phone
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There would be nobody home
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And I never saw Eileen
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again
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Verse 13
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When I ride the evening train
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Memories remain
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And I never saw Eileen
again
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Verse 14
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Never saw Eileen again
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Never saw Eileen again
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Eileen
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Sweet Eileen
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Eileen
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She never really cared for me
Whatever happened?
Outro 1
Eileen
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