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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 F/C C F/C Gsus4/D C F/C C F It was Christmas Eve babe In the drunk tank
An old man Csaid to me, won't see anF/Gother one G And then he Csang a song The Rare Old FMountain Dew And I turned my Cface away F Gsus4/D C F/G And dreamed about you
F/G Got on a Clucky one Came in eightFeen to one I've got a Cfeeling This year's for F/Gme and you G So happy CChristmas I love you Fbaby C F Gsus4/D C I can see a better time When all our dreams come true
F/C C F/C Gsus4 /faster now/ C G C F G C
They've got Ccars Big as Gbars They've got Amrivers of Fgold But the Cwind goes right through you It's no place for the Gold When you Cfirst took my Amhand On a Ccold Christmas FEve You Cpromised me Broadway was Gwaiting for Cme You were Chandsome
You were pretty
Queen of New York GCity When the Cband finished Fplaying They Ghowled out for Cmore CSinatra was swinging All the drunks they were Gsinging We Ckissed on the Fcorner Then Gdanced through the Cnight The Fboys of the NYAmPD Gchoir Were Csinging 'Galway AmBay' And the Cbells were Fringing GOut for Christmas CdaGy Am F C G C Am C F C G C
CYou're a bum You're a Cpunk You're an old slut on Gjunk Living Cthere almost Fdead on a Gdrip In that Cbed You Cscum bag
You maggot
You cheap lousy Gfaggot Happy CChristmas your Farse I pray GGod It's our Clast G C
GI could have Cbeen someone So could Fanyone You took my Cdreams From me when I first Gfound you I kept them Cwith me babe I put them Fwith my own Can't make it Call alone I've built my Fdreams Garound Cyou
F/C - xx0433 F/G - x05433 Gsus4/D - xx2233 or 575785 ***Version 2*** by Chris Ashley Incidental: F/G=xo543x; G5=x07650 Intro (strings): |F/C C F/C |Gsus4/D C |F G | D_____________________________________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_ D_______________________________________
It was Christmas CEve babe In the Fdrunk tank An old man Csaid to me, won't see F/Ganother oneG5
And then he sang a song
The Rare Old FMountain Dew And I turned my Cface away F Gsus4/D C And dreamed about you?
Got on a Clucky one Came in eighFteen to one I've got a Cfeeling This year's for F/Gme and you G5 So happy CChristmas I love you Fbaby I can see a Cbetter time F Gsus4/D C When all our dreams come true
Strings: |F/C C F/C | Gsus4/D C | G | D___________0___________________________ B_____0___2_____________________________ G__2____0______2____0___________________ D_________________0___4___2__0_0________ G_______________________________________ D_______________________________________ Pennywhistle, up tempo: | C G |C F G C | D____________________________________________________ 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___ D_________________________________________3__________
They've got Ccars Big as Gbars They've got Amrivers of Fgold But the Cwind goes right through you It's no place for the Gold When you Cfirst took my Amhand On a Ccold Christmas FEve You Cpromised me Broadway was Gwaiting for Cme
Pre_chorus:
You were Chandsome You were pretty Queen of New York GCity When the Cband finished Fplaying They Ghowled out for Cmore CSinatra was swinging All the drunks they were Gsinging We Ckissed on the Fcorner Then Gdanced through the Cnight
Chorus:
The Fboys of the NYAmPD Gchoir Were Csinging Galway AmBay And the Cbells were Fringing GOut for Christmas Cday
Pennywhistle: | C G Am F|C G | E_____0_2_0___0_2_0_____5_7_5_2_____0_2_3_5_0_ B__3________3_______3_0_________3_3___________ F_____________________________________________ C_____________________________________________ G_____________________________________________ D_____________________________________________ | C Am C F|C G G | E__5_7_5_2_____0_2_0_________2_5_2___0_2_0___ B__________3_3_______3_____3_______3_______3_ G______________________0_2___________________ C____________________________________________ G____________________________________________ D____________________________________________ Pre_chorus:
CYou're a bum You're a Cpunk You're an old slut on Gjunk Living Cthere almost Fdead On a Gdrip in that Cbed You Cscum bag
You maggot
You cheap lousy Gfaggot Happy CChristmas your Farse I pray GGod It's our Clast G C
Chorus:
The Fboys of the NYAmPD Gchoir Were Csinging Galway AmBay And the Cbells were Fringing GOut for Christmas Cday
|C |F |C F |G C G | 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___ G_____________________________________4_ D_______________________________________ Bridge:
G5I could have Cbeen someone Well so could Fanyone You took my Cdreams from me When I first F/Gfound youG5 I kept them Cwith me babe I put them Fwith my own Can't make it Call alone I've built my Fdreams Garound Cyou
Chorus:
The Fboys of the NYAmPD Gchoir Were Csinging Galway AmBay And the Cbells were Fringing GOut for Christmas Cday
|C |F |C |G | 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_ G________________________________________________ D________________________________________________