Fairytale Of New York chords by Johnny Logan

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Verse 1
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It was
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Christmas Eve babe
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In the drunk tank
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An old man said to me,
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won't see another one
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And then, he sang a song,
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The rare old mountain dew
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I turned my face away
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And dreamed about you

Verse 2
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Got on the lucky one
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Came in eighteen to one
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I've got a feeling
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This year's for me an d you
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So happy Christmas
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I love you baby
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I can see a better time
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When all our dreams come true
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Verse 3

They've got cars

Big as bars

The've got rivers of gold

When the wind goes right through you

It's no place for the old

Verse 4

When you first took my hand

On a cold Christmas Eve

You promised me

Broadway was waiting for me

Verse 5
You were handsome,
You were pretty,
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Queen of New York City.
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When the band finished playing
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They howled out for more Sinatra

Verse 6
was swinging
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All the drunks they were singing
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We kissed on the corner
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Then danced through the night

Verse 7
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And the boys of NYPD choir
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Were singing "Galway Bay"
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And the bells were ringing
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Out for Christmas day
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Verse 8
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You're a bum
You're a punk
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You're an old slut on junk
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Lying there almost dead on a drip
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In that bed

Verse 9
You scum bag
You maggot
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You cheap lousy faggot
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Happy Christmas your arse
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I pray God
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It's our last

Verse 10
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Were singing "Galway Bay"
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And the bells were ringing
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Out for Christmas day
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Verse 11
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I could have been someone.
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Well so could anyone.
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You took my dreams from me,
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When I first found you.
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I kept them with me babe,
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I put them with my own,
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Can't make it all alone,
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I've built my dreams around you.

Verse 12
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Were singing "Galway Bay"
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And the bells were ringing
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Out for Christmas Day