Johnny McEvoy – Where My Eileen Is Waiting Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Johnny McEvoy – Where My Eileen Is Waiting Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are the chords for Where My Eileen Is Waiting by Johnny McEvoy on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

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[Intro]
A      D      A       E      A

[Verse 1]
A                 D            A
I am always light-hearted and eas,
                    D         E
not a care in the world have I
       A          D          A
For I know I am loved by a colleen,
                   E              A
and I could not forget her if I tried
      D                       A
She lives far away o’er the mountain,
where the
                          E
little birds sing on the trees
       A            D          A
In a cottage all covered with ivy,
               E          A
my Eileen is waiting for me.

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[Chorus]
       D                    A
It’s over, it’s over the mountain,
where the
                           E
little birds sing in the trees
         A          D          A
In a cottage all covered with ivy,
                E        A
my Eileen is waiting for me.

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[Bridge]
A      D      A       E      A

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[Verse 2]
     A            D            A
The time I bade good-bye to Eileen
                   D      E
is a time I will never forget
         A             D
For the tears bubbled up from their
   A                E        A
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
     A             D
And she said ‘My dear boy,
        A
don’t forget me,
                    E        A
till we meet here again or above.’

[Chorus]
       D                    A
It’s over, it’s over the mountain,
where the
                           E
little birds sing in the trees
         A          D          A
In a cottage all covered with ivy,
                E        A
my Eileen is waiting for me.

How to play Where My Eileen Is Waiting: key, chords and progression

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.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – A – D – A (V – I – IV – I in A major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B

Where My Eileen Is Waiting chords: questions

What key is Where My Eileen Is Waiting in?

Where My Eileen Is Waiting by Johnny McEvoy is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Where My Eileen Is Waiting?

Where My Eileen Is Waiting uses 3 chords: A, D, E.

What is the chord progression of Where My Eileen Is Waiting?

The main progression is E – A – D – A (V – I – IV – I).

Is Where My Eileen Is Waiting easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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