Fairytale of New York (Maggie) [C]
[Quite Slow]
[NC] It was Christmas [C] Eve babe, in the [F] drunk tank
An old man [C] said to me, won't see a-[G]-nother one
And then he [C] sang a song, the Rare Old [F] Mountain Dew
I turned my [C] face away and [F] dreamed a-[G7] bout [C*] you [Straight on - no pause]
[NC] Got on a [C] lucky one, came in eight-[F]teen to one
I've got a [C] feeling this year's for [G] me and you
So happy [C] Christmas, I love you [F] baby
I can see a [C] better time when [F] all our [G7] dreams come [C] true [Straight on - no pause]
[Faster]
They've got [C] cars big as [G] bars, they've got [Am] rivers of [F] gold
But the [C] wind goes right through you, it's no place for the [G] old
When you [C] first took my hand on a [Am] cold Christmas [F] Eve
You [C] promised me Broadway was [G] waiting for [C] me
You were [C] handsome, you're pretty, Queen of New York [G] City
When the [C] band finished [F] playing they [G7] howled out for [C] more
Si-[C]-natra was swinging, all the drunks they were [G] singing
We [C] kissed on the [F] corner then [G7] danced through the [C] night
And the [F] boys of the NYPD choir still [C] singing Galway [Am] Bay
[Bells] And the [C] bells were [F] ringing [G7] out for Christmas [C] day [Straight on - no pause]
[Da-da-da, da-da-da……]
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[Sing in a rough voice]
You're a [C] bum, you're a punk, you're an old slut on [G] junk
Lying [C] there almost [F] dead on a [G7] drip in that [C] bed
You scumbag, you’re haggard, you cheap lousy [G] blaggard
Happy [C] Christmas your [F] arse, I pray [G7] God it's our [C] last
And the [F] boys of the NYPD choir still [C] singing Galway [Am] Bay
[Bells] And the [C] bells were [F] ringing [G7] out for Christmas [C] day [Straight on - no pause]
[NC] I could have [C] been someone, well so could [F] anyone
You took my [C] dreams from me when I first [G] found you
I kept them [C] with me babe, I put them [F] with my own
Can't make it [C] all alone, I've [F] built my [G7] dreams ]round [C] you [Straight on - no pause]
And the [F] boys of the NYPD choir still [C] singing Galway [Am] Bay
[Bells] And the [C] bells were [F] ringing [G7] out for Christmas [C] day. [Straight on - no pause]
[Da-da-da, da-da-da……]
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[Bells]
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[Slowing Up]
Happy [C] Christmas to [F] all and a [G7] Happy New [C] Year!