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Fairytale Of New York

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[Verse 1]
It was Christmas CEve babe, in the Fdrunktank
An old man Csaid to me, won't see Ganother one
And then he Csang a song, The Rare Old FMountain Dew
I turned my Cface away and dreamed Gabout Cyou
[Verse 2]
Got on a Clucky one, came in eighFteen to one
I've got a Cfeeling this year's for Gme and you
So happy CChristmas, I love you Fbaby
I can see a Cbetter time when all our dGreams come Ctrue
[Verse 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
[Verse 4]
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
[Hook]
The Fboys of the NYPD Gchoir
Were Csinging 'Galway AmBay'
And the Cbells were Fringing
GOut for Christmas CDay
[Short Instrumental]
C F
C G
C F
C G C
[Verse 5]
You're a Cbum
You're a punk
You're an old slut on Gjunk
Lying 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
[Hook]
The boyFs of the NYPD Gchoir
Still sCinging `Galway AmBay`
And the Cbells are Fringing
GOut for Christmas CDay
[Verse 6]
I could have Cbeen someone, well, 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 dreams Garound Cyou
[Hook]
The boyFs of the NYPD Gchoir
Still Csinging `Galway AmBay`
And the Cbells are Fringing
GOut for Christmas CDay

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The story behind the song

This Irish folk-style ballad tells a story through a duet, with the Pogues' singer taking on the male character and Kirsty MacColl portraying the female. It paints a vivid picture of two characters, their voices weaving together to tell a tale. The song was a collaborative effort, written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan. It was released as a single and later appeared on the album If I Should Fall from Grace with God. At its heart, it plays like a dramatic conversation set to music.

AI-written from these sources:Fairytale of New York — Wikipedia ↗The Pogues — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Fairytale Of New York

by The Pogues

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Capo 2nd fret to play along with the recording.

[Verse 1]

C F

It was Christmas Eve babe, in the drunktank

C G

An old man said to me, won't see another one

C F

And then he sang a song, The Rare Old Mountain Dew

C G C

I turned my face away and dreamed about you

[Verse 2]

C F

Got on a lucky one, came in eighteen to one

C G

I've got a feeling this year's for me and you

C F

So happy Christmas, I love you baby

C G C

I can see a better time when all our dreams come true

[Verse 3]

They've got cars

Big as bars

Am F

They've got rivers of gold

But the wind goes right through you

It's no place for the old

C Am

When you first took my hand

C F

On a cold Christmas Eve

You promised me

G C

Broadway was waiting for me

[Verse 4]

You were handsome

You were pretty

Queen of New York City

C F

When the band finished playing

G C

They howled out for more

Sinatra was swinging

All the drunks they were singing

C F

We kissed on the corner

G C

Then danced through the night

[Hook]

F G

The boys of the NYPD choir

C Am

Were singing 'Galway Bay'

C F

And the bells were ringing

G C

Out for Christmas Day

[Short Instrumental]

C F

C G

C F

C G C

[Verse 5]

You're a bum

You're a punk

You're an old slut on junk

C F

Lying there almost dead

G C

on a drip in that bed

You scum bag

You maggot

You cheap lousy faggot

C F

Happy Christmas your arse

I pray God

It's our last

[Hook]

F G

The boys of the NYPD choir

C Am

Still singing `Galway Bay`

C F

And the bells are ringing

G C

Out for Christmas Day

[Verse 6]

C F

I could have been someone, well, so could anyone

C G

You took my dreams from me when I first found you

C F

I kept them with me babe, I put them with my own

C G C

Can't make it all alone, I've built my dreams around you

[Hook]

F G

The boys of the NYPD choir

C Am

Still singing `Galway Bay`

C F

And the bells are ringing

G C

Out for Christmas Day

About Fairytale Of New York Chords by The Pogues

Learn how to play Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Fairytale Of New York chords”, “Fairytale Of New York guitar chords”, or “The Pogues Fairytale Of New York chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Fairytale Of New York chords and for experienced players who want accurate Fairytale Of New York lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, G, Am.

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