Tuning:

***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 It was Christmas ^DEve babe In the ^Gdrunk tank An old man ^Dsaid to me, won't see an^G/Aother one ^A And then he ^Dsang a song The Rare Old ^GMountain Dew And I turned my ^Dface away And ^Gdreamed a^Asus4/Ebout ^Dyou ^G/A

^G/A Got on a ^Dlucky one Came in eight^Geen to one I've got a ^Dfeeling This year's for ^G/Ame and you ^A So happy ^DChristmas I love you ^Gbaby I can see a ^Dbetter time When ^Gall our d^Asus4/Ereams come ^Dtrue

G/D D G/D Asus4 /faster now/ D A D G A D

They've got ^Dcars Big as ^Abars They've got ^Bmrivers of ^Ggold But the ^Dwind goes right through you It's no place for the ^Aold When you ^Dfirst took my ^Bmhand On a ^Dcold Christmas ^GEve You ^Dpromised me Broadway was ^Awaiting for ^Dme You were ^Dhandsome

You were pretty

Queen of New York ^ACity When the ^Dband finished ^Gplaying They ^Ahowled out for ^Dmore ^DSinatra was swinging All the drunks they were ^Asinging We ^Dkissed on the ^Gcorner Then ^Adanced through the ^Dnight The ^Gboys of the NY^BmPD ^Achoir Were ^Dsinging 'Galway ^BmBay' And the ^Dbells were ^Gringing ^AOut for Christmas ^Dda^Ay ^Bm ^G ^D ^A ^D ^Bm ^D ^G ^D ^A ^D

^DYou're a bum You're a ^Dpunk You're an old slut on ^Ajunk Living ^Dthere almost ^Gdead on a ^Adrip In that ^Dbed You ^Dscum bag

You maggot

You cheap lousy ^Afaggot Happy ^DChristmas your ^Garse I pray ^AGod It's our ^Dlast ^A ^D

^AI could have ^Dbeen someone So could ^Ganyone You took my ^Ddreams From me when I first ^Afound you I kept them ^Dwith me babe I put them ^Gwith my own Can't make it ^Dall alone I've built my ^Gdreams ^Aaround ^Dyou

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_______________________________________

It was Christmas ^DEve babe In the ^Gdrunk tank An old man ^Dsaid to me, won't see ^G/Aanother one^A5

And then he sang a song

The Rare Old ^GMountain Dew And I turned my ^Dface away And ^Gdreamed a^Asus4/Ebout ^Dyou?

Got on a ^Dlucky one Came in eigh^Gteen to one I've got a ^Dfeeling This year's for ^G/Ame and you ^A5 So happy ^DChristmas I love you ^Gbaby I can see a ^Dbetter time When a^Gll our dr^Asus4/Eeams come t^Drue

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__________

Pre_chorus:

You were ^Dhandsome You were pretty Queen of New York ^ACity When the ^Dband finished ^Gplaying They ^Ahowled out for ^Dmore ^DSinatra was swinging All the drunks they were ^Asinging We ^Dkissed on the ^Gcorner Then ^Adanced through the ^Dnight

Chorus:

The ^Gboys of the NY^BmPD ^Achoir Were ^Dsinging Galway ^BmBay And the ^Dbells were ^Gringing ^AOut for Christmas ^Dday

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:

^DYou're a bum You're a ^Dpunk You're an old slut on ^Ajunk Living ^Dthere almost ^Gdead On a ^Adrip in that ^Dbed You ^Dscum bag

You maggot

You cheap lousy ^Afaggot Happy ^DChristmas your ^Garse I pray ^AGod It's our ^Dlast ^A ^D

Chorus:

The ^Gboys of the NY^BmPD ^Achoir Were ^Dsinging Galway ^BmBay And the ^Dbells were ^Gringing ^AOut for Christmas ^Dday

|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:

^A5I could have ^Dbeen someone Well so could ^Ganyone You took my ^Ddreams from me When I first ^G/Afound you^A5 I kept them ^Dwith me babe I put them ^Gwith my own Can't make it ^Dall alone I've built my ^Gdreams ^Aaround ^Dyou

Chorus:

The ^Gboys of the NY^BmPD ^Achoir Were ^Dsinging Galway ^BmBay And the ^Dbells were ^Gringing ^AOut for Christmas ^Dday

|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________________________________________________

Pogues - Fairytale of new york