Eileen chords by Jason Isbell

• Capo on 5th
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

G/B Csus2 G
G/B Csus2 G D
G/B Csus2 G
G/B Csus2 G D

Verse:
          G
Started out like it always starts
          Em
I tried to hold my hunger back
            Am
you don’t anticipate a broken heart
             D
can’t see nothing but the track
            G
a diamond earring in a bowery bed
          Em
kicked your shoes across the floor
              Am
you regret the things that went unsaid
             D
Or have you heard it all before

Chorus:
D  Cadd9     G        D
Eileen, you shoulda seen this coming sooner
D Cadd9   G        D
I need to be alone for all my days
D  Cadd9       G        D
Eileen, you thought the truth was just a rumor
        B/G Csus2 G D
But that’s your way

Verse:
           G
And it ended like it always ends
          Em
Somebody crying on the phone
              Am
You tell each other you can still be friends
           D
You both know you’re on your own
           G
My own behavior is a shock to me
           Em
I never thought I’d have the nerve
                  G
I hope you’re sleeping through the night, Eileen
               D
I hope they’re grading on the curve

Chorus:
D  Cadd9     G        D
Eileen, you shoulda seen this coming sooner
D Cadd9   G        D
I need to be alone for all my days
D  Cadd9       G        D
Eileen, you thought the truth was just a rumor
        B/G Csus2 G D
But that’s your way

Interlude:
G/B Csus2 G D x4

Verse:
         G
Somebody broke my heart once
         Em
and I was useless for a week
         Am
I didn’t leave my apartment
           D
I didn’t eat; I didn’t sleep
           G
But then I found the letter she wrote
         Em
against a wall behind the bed
           Am
Said forever’s a dead man’s joke
          D
and that’s the only thing it said

Chorus:
D  Cadd9     G        D
Eileen, you shoulda seen this coming sooner
D Cadd9   G        D
I need to be alone for all my days
D  Cadd9       G        D
Eileen, you thought the truth was just a rumor
        B/G Csus2 G
But that’s your way
        B/G Csus2 G D
But that’s your way