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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________________________________________________