Fairytale Of New York

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The Pogues Feat Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8
[Intro]
F C F G C G
[Verse 1]
G C F
It was Christmas Eve babe,In the drunk tank
C Gsus4
An old man said to me, I won't see another one
G C F
And then he sang a song,A rare old mountain dew
C G C
I turned my face away,And dreamed about you
[Verse 2]
G C F
Got on a lucky one,Came in eighteen to one
C Gsus4
I've got a feeling,This year's for me and you
G C F
So happy Christmas,I love you baby
C Gsus4 C
I can see a better time,When all our dreams come true
[Link 1]
F C F Gsus4
C G C F G C
[Verse 3]
C G Am F
They've got cars big as bars,They've got rivers of gold
C G
But the wind goes right through you,It's no place for the old
C Am C F
When you first took my hand,On a cold Christmas Eve
C G C
You promised me,Broadway was waiting for me
[Verse 4]
C G
You were handsome,You were pretty Queen of New York City
C F G C
When the band finished playing,They howled out for more
C G
Sinatra was swinging,All the drunks they were singing
C F G C
We kissed on a corner,Then danced through the night
[Chorus]
F Am G C Am
The boys of the NYPD choir,were singing Galway Bay
C G C
And the bells were ringing out,For Christmas day
[Instrumental Break]
C G Am F C G
C Am C F C G C
[Verse 5]
C G
You're a bum You're a punk,You're an old slut on junk
C F G C
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
C G
You scumbag, you maggot,You cheap lousy faggot
C F G C
Happy Christmas your arse,I pray God it's our last
[Chorus]
F Am G C Am
The boys of the NYPD choir,were singing Galway Bay
C G C
And the bells were ringing out,For Christmas day
[Link 2]
C F C F G C G
[Verse 6]
C F
I could have been someone,Well so could anyone
C Gsus4
You took my dreams from me,When I first found you
G C F
I kept them with me babe,I put them with my own
C F G C C
Can't make it all alone,I've built my dreams around you
[Chorus]
F Am G C Am
The boys of the NYPD choir,were singing Galway Bay
C G C
And the bells were ringing out,For Christmas day
[Outro to fade]
C F C F G C G
C F C F G C G
Mark W

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The Pogues Feat Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8
   [Intro]
F  C  F  G  C  G
   [Verse 1]
   [Verse 2]
   [Link 1]
F  C  F  Gsus4
C    G  C  F  G  C
   [Verse 3]
   [Verse 4]
   [Chorus]
  [Instrumental Break]
C  G  Am  F  C    G
C  Am  C  F  C    G  C
   [Verse 5]
   [Chorus]
   [Link 2]
C      F      C      F     G  C  G
   [Verse 6]
   [Chorus]
   [Outro to fade]
C      F      C      F     G  C  G
C      F      C      F     G  C  G
Mark W

Fairytale Of New York Chords by The Pogues

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