Dubliners – Eileen Og chords
Chords:
[Am]Eileen Og an' that the darlin's name is[G]Through the Barony her features they were famous[Am]If we loved her then who was there to blame us[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]For wasn't she the Pride of Petravore?[Am] [C]But her beauty made us all so shy[Em] [Am]Not a man could look her in the eye[Am] [C]Boys, Oh boys, sure that's the reason why[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]We're in mournin' for the Pride of Petravore[Am] [C]:Eileen Og me heart is growin' grey,[Em] [Am]Ever since the day you wandered far away[Am] [C]Eileen Og there's good fish in the say,[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]But there's none of them like the Pride of Petravore[Am]Friday at the fair of Ballintubber[G]Eileen met McGrath the cattle jobber[Am]I'd like to set me mark upon the robber[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]For he stole away the Pride of Petravore[Am] [C]He never seemed to see the girl at all[Em] [Am]Even when she ogled him from underneath her shawl[Am] [C]Lookin' big and masterful when she was lookin' small[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]Most provokin' for the Pride of Petravore[Am]So it went as 'twas in the beginning[G]Eileen Og was bent upon the winning[Am]Big McGrath contentedly was grinning[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]Being courted by the Pride of Petravore[Am] [C]Sez he: "I know a girl that could knock you into fits"[Em] [Am]At that Eileen nearly lost her wits[Am] [C]The upshot of the ruction was that now the robber sits[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]With his arm around the Pride of Petravore[Am] [C]Eileen Og me heart is growin' grey,[Em] [Am]Ever since the day you wandered far away[Am] [C]Eileen Og there's good fish in the say,[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]But there's none of them like the Pride of Petravore[Am]Boys, Oh boys, with fate 'tis hard to grapple[G]Of my eyes 'tis Eileen was the apple[Am]Now to see her walkin' to the chapel[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]With the hardest featured man in Petravore[Am] [C]Now, boys, this is all I have to say:[Em] [Am]When you do your courtin' make no display[Am] [C]If you want them to run after you, just walk the other way[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]For they're mostly like the Pride of Petravore[Am] [C]Eileen Og me heart is growin' grey,[Em] [Am]Ever since the day you wandered far away[Am] [C]Eileen Og there's good fish in the say,[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]But there's none of them like the Pride of Petravore