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Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues

Intro: Violin/Melodica/Tin Whistle

[Verse 1 (Gentle strumming)]
It was Christmas [D] Eve babe… in the [G] drunk tank
An old man [D] said to me… won’t see an[G]other one [A]
And then he [D] sang a song… The Rare Old [G] Mountain Dew
I turned my [D] face away… and [G] dreamed a[A]bout [D] you   [A]
Got on a [D] lucky one… came in eight[G]een to one...
I’ve got a [D] feeling… this year’s for [A] me and you [A7]
So happy [D] Christmas… I love you [G] baby
I can see a [D] better time… when all [G] our  [A] dreeaams come [D*] true

[Slow violin break]
[G] [A] [D] [G] [A]..
[Fast violin part]
[D] [D] [D] [A] [D] [G] [A] [D]....

[Verse 2 (Girls)] They’ve got [D] cars big as bars… they’ve got rivers of [G] gold
But the [D] wind goes right through you… it’s no place for the [A] old
When you [D] first took my [A] hand… on that [D] cold Christmas [G] Eve
You [D] promised me Broadway was [A] waiting for [D] me

[Verse 3] You were [D] handsome, [Guys] you were pretty… Queen of New York [A] City
[Everyone] When the [D] band finished [G] playing they [A] howled out for [D] more
Si[D]natra was swinging… all the drunks they were [A] singing
We [D] kissed on the [G] corner then [A] danced through the [D] night

|[Chorus] And the [G] boys of the NYPD choir… were [D] singing Galway [Bm] Bay
|And the [D] bells were [G] ringing [A] out… for Christmas [D] Day.

[Instrumental + Tin Whistle on Violin]
[D][D][D][G]    [D][D][D][A]
[D][D][D][G]    [D][D][A][D]

[Verse 4 (Girls)] You’re a [D] bum, you’re a punk [Guys] you’re an old slut on [G] junk
Lying [D] there almost [G] dead… on a [A] drip in that [D] bed
[Girls] You [D] scumbag, you maggot, you're cheap and you're [A] haggard
Happy [D] Christmas your [G] arse, I pray [A] God it’s our [D] last

|[Chorus][Everyone] And the [G] boys of the NYPD choir… were [D] singing Galway [Bm] Bay
|And the [D] bells were [G] ringing [A] out… for Christmas [D] Day

[Instrumental] [D] [G] [D] [A] [A7]

[Verse 5 (Gentle ukes ...)]
[Guys] I could have [D] been someone… [Girls] well so could [G] anyone...
You took my [D] dreams from me… when I first [A] found you
[Guys] I kept them [D] with me babe I put them [G] with my own
Can’t make it [D] all alone, I’ve built my [G] dreams a-[A]round [D] you [getting loud]

|[Chorus][Everyone] And the [G] boys of the NYPD choir… were [D] singing Galway [Bm] Bay
|And the [D] bells were [G] ringing [A] out for Christmas [D] Day

[Instrumental outro and tadadeedeedeedum] 
[D]....[G]....[D]....[A]/[A7]
[D]....[G]....[D]... [A] [A////]

|[Chorus] And the [G] boys of the NYPD choir… were [D] singing Galway [Bm] Bay
|And the [D] bells were [G] ringing [A*] out [Slow]....for Christ-mas [D////] Day

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