Fairytale of New York chords by The Pogues, [The Pogues]
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Verse 1
(D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (A major) (D major) (A major) It was
(G major) Christ (A major) mas Eve (D major) babe
In the drunk (G major) tank
An old man said to (D major) me,
won't see another (A major) one
And (G major) then (A major) he sang a song (D major)
The Rare Old (G major) Mountain Dew
I turned my face (A major) away (D major)
And dreamed (G major) about (A major) you (D major) (A major)
Verse 2
Got (A major) on a lucky (D major) one
Came in eight (G major) een to one
I've got a feel (D major) ing
This year's for me and (A major) you
So happy Christ (D major) mas
I love you (G major) baby
I can see a better time (D major)
When all (G major) (D major) our dreams (A major) come (D major) true (G major)
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Verse 3
(D major) (G major) (A major)
They've got (D major) cars big as (A major) bars
They've got (B minor) rivers of (G major) gold
But the (D major) wind goes right through you
It's no place for the (A major) old
When you (D major) first took my (B minor) hand
On a cold (D major) Christmas (G major) Eve
You (D major) promised me
Broadway was (A major) waiting for (D major) me
Verse 4
You were handsome
You were pretty
Queen of New York (A major) City
When the (D major) band finished (G major) playing
They (A major) howled out for (D major) more
Sinatra was swinging
All the drunks they were (A major) singing
We (D major) kissed on a corner
(G major) Then (A major) danced through the (D major) night
Verse 5
The (G major) boys of the NYPD choir
Were singing (D major) Galway (B minor) Bay
And the (D major) bells were (G major) ringing out (A major)
For Christmas day (D major) (A major) (B minor) (G major)
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Verse 6
(D major) (A major)
(D major) You're a bum
You're a punk
You're an old slut on (A major) junk
Lying (D major) there almost (G major) dead
on a drip (A major) in that bed
You (D major) scumbag, you maggot
You cheap lousy (A major) faggot
Happy (D major) Christmas your (G major) arse
I pray (A major) God it's our (D major) last
Verse 7
The (G major) boys of the NYPD choir
Still (D major) singing Galway (B minor) Bay
And the (D major) bells are (G major) ringing out (A major)
For Christmas day
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Verse 8
(A major) (D major)
(A major) I could have (D major) been someone
Well so could (G major) anyone
You took my dreams (D major) from me
When I first (A major) found you
I kept them (D major) with me babe
I put them (G major) with my own
Can't make it (D major) all alone
I've built my (G major) dreams around (A major) (D major) you
Verse 9
The (G major) boys of the NYPD choir
(A major) Still singing (D major) Galway (B minor) Bay
And the (D major) bells are ringing out
Outro 1
For Christmas day
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