Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues
Intro: Violin/Melodica/Tin Whistle
[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]....
[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
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
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.
[Tin Whistle on Violin]
[D][A][D][G] [D][Bm][D][A]
[D][Bm][D][G] [D][Bm][A][D]
[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 cheap lousy [A]eejit
Happy [D]Christmas your [G]arse, I pray [A]God it’s our [D]last
[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]
[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]
[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]
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