[Intro]ADAEA[Verse 1]ADA
I am always light-hearted and eas,
DE
not a care in the world have I
ADA
For I know I am loved by a colleen,
EA
and I could not forget her if I tried
DA
She lives far away o’er the mountain,
where the
E
little birds sing on the trees
ADA
In a cottage all covered with ivy,
EA
my Eileen is waiting for me.
[Chorus]DA
It’s over, it’s over the mountain,
where the
E
little birds sing in the trees
ADA
In a cottage all covered with ivy,
EA
my Eileen is waiting for me.
[Bridge]ADAEA
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[Verse 2]ADA
The time I bade good-bye to Eileen
DE
is a time I will never forget
AD
For the tears bubbled up from their
AEA
slumbers I fancy I see them yet
D
They looked like the pearls
A
in the ocean and
E
she wept with her tale of love
AD
And she said ‘My dear boy,
A
don’t forget me,
EA
till we meet here again or above.’
[Chorus]DA
It’s over, it’s over the mountain,
where the
E
little birds sing in the trees
ADA
In a cottage all covered with ivy,
EA
my Eileen is waiting for me.
How to play Where My Eileen Is Waiting: key, chords and progression
These are the chords for Where My Eileen Is Waiting by Johnny McEvoy on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard
Where My Eileen Is Waiting by Johnny McEvoy is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 3 chords: A, D and E.
Most of the song cycles through E – A – D – A (V – I – IV – I in A major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.
Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.