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***Fairytale Of New York - by Shane MacGowan/Jem Finer
from the album "If I Should Fall From Grace With God"
Fairytale of New York - as perfomed by The Pogues
G/D D G/D
Asus4/E D G/D D G
It was Christmas Eve babe In the drunk tank
D G/A A D
An old man said to me, won't see another one And then he sang a song
G D
The Rare Old Mountain Dew And I turned my face away
G Asus4/E D G/A
And dreamed about you
G/A D G
Got on a lucky one Came in eighteen to one
D G/A A
I've got a feeling This year's for me and you
D G
So happy Christmas I love you baby
D G Asus4/E D
I can see a better time When all our dreams come true
G/D D G/D Asus4 /faster now/ D A D G A D
D
They've got cars
A
Big as bars
Bm G
They've got rivers of gold
D
But the wind goes right through you
A
It's no place for the old
D Bm
When you first took my hand
D G
On a cold Christmas Eve
D
You promised me
A D
Broadway was waiting for me
D
You were handsome
You were pretty
A
Queen of New York City
D G
When the band finished playing
A D
They howled out for more
D
Sinatra was swinging
A
All the drunks they were singing
D G
We kissed on the corner
A D
Then danced through the night
G Bm A
The boys of the NYPD choir
D Bm
Were singing 'Galway Bay'
D G
And the bells were ringing
A D A Bm G D A D Bm D G D A D
Out for Christmas day
D
You're a bum
D
You're a punk
A
You're an old slut on junk
D G A
Living there almost dead on a drip
D
In that bed
D
You scum bag
You maggot
A
You cheap lousy faggot
D G
Happy Christmas your arse
A
I pray God
D A D
It's our last
A D
I could have been someone
G
So could anyone
D
You took my dreams
A
From me when I first found you
D
I kept them with me babe
G
I put them with my own
D
Can't make it all alone
G A D
I've built my dreams around you
G/D - xx0433
G/A - x05433
Asus4/E - xx2233 or 575785
***Version 2*** by Chris Ashley
Incidental: G/A=xo543x; A5=x07650
Intro (strings):
|G/D D G/D |Asus4/E D |G A |
E_____________________________________0_
B____0___2_3_________________3____3___5_
G__2___0_____2___0___________4______4_6_
D______________0___4__2___0__0__0_____7_
A____________________________0________0_
E_______________________________________
D
It was Christmas Eve babe
G
In the drunk tank
D
An old man said to me,
G/A A5
won't see another one
And then he sang a song
G
The Rare Old Mountain Dew
D
And I turned my face away
G Asus4/E D
And dreamed about you…
D
Got on a lucky one
G
Came in eighteen to one
D
I've got a feeling
G/A A5
This year's for me and you
D
So happy Christmas
G
I love you baby
D
I can see a better time
G Asus4/E D
When all our dreams come true
Strings:
|G/D D G/D | Asus4/E D | A |
E___________0___________________________
B_____0___2_____________________________
G__2____0______2____0___________________
D_________________0___4___2__0_0________
A_______________________________________
E_______________________________________
Pennywhistle, up tempo:
| D A |D G A D |
E____________________________________________________
B______0___________0_________________________________
G___2____2_______2___2_______________________________
D___________4__0_______2__4_2___2_4_2_0____________0_
A________________________________________2_2_0_2_4___
E_________________________________________3__________
D
They've got cars
A
Big as bars
Bm G
They've got rivers of gold
D
But the wind goes right through you
A
It's no place for the old
D Bm
When you first took my hand
D G
On a cold Christmas Eve
D
You promised me
A D
Broadway was waiting for me
Pre_chorus:
D
You were handsome
You were pretty
A
Queen of New York City
D G
When the band finished playing
A D
They howled out for more
D
Sinatra was swinging
A
All the drunks they were singing
D G
We kissed on the corner
A D
Then danced through the night
Chorus:
G Bm A
The boys of the NYPD choir
D Bm
Were singing Galway Bay
D G
And the bells were ringing
A D
Out for Christmas day
Pennywhistle:
| D A Bm G|D A |
E_____0_2_0___0_2_0_____5_7_5_2_____0_2_3_5_0_
B__3________3_______3_0_________3_3___________
G_____________________________________________
D_____________________________________________
A_____________________________________________
E_____________________________________________
| D Bm D G|D A A |
E__5_7_5_2_____0_2_0_________2_5_2___0_2_0___
B__________3_3_______3_____3_______3_______3_
G______________________0_2___________________
D____________________________________________
A____________________________________________
E____________________________________________
Pre_chorus:
D
You're a bum
D
You're a punk
A
You're an old slut on junk
D G
Living there almost dead
A D
On a drip in that bed
D
You scum bag
You maggot
A
You cheap lousy faggot
D G
Happy Christmas your arse
A
I pray God
D A D
It's our last
Chorus:
G Bm A
The boys of the NYPD choir
D Bm
Were singing Galway Bay
D G
And the bells were ringing
A D
Out for Christmas day
|D |G |D G |A D A |
E_2___________________2_________________
B_3_3_3_2_2_0_0_0_2_3_3_________________
G_2___________________2_______0_________
D_0___________________0_4_4_0___4_2_0___
A_____________________________________4_
E_______________________________________
Bridge:
A5 D
I could have been someone
G
Well so could anyone
D
You took my dreams from me
G/A A5
When I first found you
D
I kept them with me babe
G
I put them with my own
D
Can't make it all alone
G A D
I've built my dreams around you
Chorus:
G Bm A
The boys of the NYPD choir
D Bm
Were singing Galway Bay
D G
And the bells were ringing
A D
Out for Christmas day
|D |G |D |A |
E_2_________________________2____________________
B_3______3_3_2_2_0_0__0_2_3_3____________________
G_2_________________________2________0_0_4_4_2_2_:
D_0_________________________0_0_0________4_4_2_2_
A________________________________________________
E________________________________________________
|
