Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues Intro: Violin/Melodica/Tin Whistle [Verse 1 (Gentle strumming)] It was Christmas [D] Eve babe… in the [G] drunk tank An old man [D] said to me… won’t see an[G]other one [A] And then he [D] sang a song… The Rare Old [G] Mountain Dew I turned my [D] face away… and [G] dreamed a[A]bout [D] you [A] Got on a [D] lucky one… came in eight[G]een to one... I’ve got a [D] feeling… this year’s for [A] me and you [A7] So happy [D] Christmas… I love you [G] baby I can see a [D] better time… when all [G] our [A] dreeaams come [D*] true [Slow violin break] [G] [A] [D] [G] [A].. [Fast violin part] [D] [D] [D] [A] [D] [G] [A] [D].... [Verse 2 (Girls)] They’ve got [D] cars big as bars… they’ve got rivers of [G] gold But the [D] wind goes right through you… it’s no place for the [A] old When you [D] first took my [A] hand… on that [D] cold Christmas [G] Eve You [D] promised me Broadway was [A] waiting for [D] me [Verse 3] You were [D] handsome, [Guys] you were pretty… Queen of New York [A] City [Everyone] When the [D] band finished [G] playing they [A] howled out for [D] more Si[D]natra was swinging… all the drunks they were [A] singing We [D] kissed on the [G] corner then [A] danced through the [D] night |[Chorus] And the [G] boys of the NYPD choir… were [D] singing Galway [Bm] Bay |And the [D] bells were [G] ringing [A] out… for Christmas [D] Day. [Instrumental + Tin Whistle on Violin] [D][A][D][G] [D][Bm][D][A] [D][Bm][D][G] [D][Bm][A][D] [Verse 4 (Girls)] You’re a [D] bum, you’re a punk [Guys] you’re an old slut on [G] junk Lying [D] there almost [G] dead… on a [A] drip in that [D] bed [Girls] You [D] scumbag, you maggot, you're cheap and you're [A] haggard Happy [D] Christmas your [G] arse, I pray [A] God it’s our [D] last |[Chorus][Everyone] And the [G] boys of the NYPD choir… were [D] singing Galway [Bm] Bay |And the [D] bells were [G] ringing [A] out… for Christmas [D] Day [Instrumental] [D] [G] [D] [A] [A7] [Verse 5 (Gentle ukes ...)] [Guys] I could have [D] been someone… [Girls] well so could [G] anyone... You took my [D] dreams from me… when I first [A] found you [Guys] I kept them [D] with me babe I put them [G] with my own Can’t make it [D] all alone, I’ve built my [G] dreams a-[A]round [D] you [getting loud] |[Chorus][Everyone] And the [G] boys of the NYPD choir… were [D] singing Galway [Bm] Bay |And the [D] bells were [G] ringing [A-Stop] out… for Christmas [D] Day [Instrumental outro and tadadeedeedeedum] [D]....[G]....[D]....[A]/[A7] [D]....[G]....[D]... [A] [A////] |[Chorus] And the [G] boys of the NYPD choir… were [D] singing Galway [Bm] Bay |And the [D] bells were [G] ringing [A*] out [Slow]....for Christ-mas [D////] Day