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