Fairytale of New York. The Pogues [Verse 1] C F It was Christmas Eve babe, In the drunk tank C G An old man said to me, won't see another one C F And then he sang a song, The Rare Old Mountain Dew C I turned my face away Gsus4 C G7sus4 And dreamed about you C F Got on a lucky one, Came in eighteen to one C G I've got a feeling, This year's for me and you C F So happy Christmas, I love you baby C I can see a better time Gsus4 C F When all our dreams come true [Pre-Verse] C G C F G C G Am G They've got cars big as bars, They've got rivers of gold C G But the wind goes right through you, It's no place for the old C Am C F When you first took my hand, On a cold Christmas Eve C G C You promised me, Broadway was waiting for me G You were handsome, You were pretty, Queen of New York City C F When the band finished playing G C They howled out for more G Sinatra was swinging, All the drunks they were singing C F G C We kissed on a corner, Then danced through the night [Chorus] F C Am The boys of the NYPD choir, Were singing "Galway Bay" C F G And the bells were ringing out C For Christmas Day [Pre-Verse] Am F C G C Am C F C G C [verse 3] C You're a bum , You're a punk G You're an old slut on junk C F G C Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed G You scumbag, you maggot, You cheap lousy faggot C F G C Happy Christmas your arse, I pray God it's our last [Chorus] F C Am The boys of the NYPD choir, Still singing "Galway Bay" C F G C And the bells are ringing out, For Christmas day [Pre-Verse] Da da da …. F C G Da da da C F C G C C F I could have been someone, Well so could anyone C G You took my dreams from me, When I first found you C F I kept them with me babe, I put them with my own C F G C Can't make it all alone, I've built my dreams around you [Chorus] F C Am The boys of the NYPD choir, Still singing "Galway Bay" C F G And the bells are ringing out C For Christmas Day Preverse and then chorus