***Fairytale Of New York - by Shane MacGowan/Jem Finer Fairytale of New York - as perfomed by The Pogues G/D D G/D Asus4/E D G/D D G It was Christmas Eve babe In the drunk tank D G/A A D An old man said to me, won't see another one And then he sang a song G D The Rare Old Mountain Dew And I turned my face away G Asus4/E D G/A And dreamed about you G/A D G Got on a lucky one Came in eighteen to one D G/A A I've got a feeling This year's for me and you D G So happy Christmas I love you baby D G Asus4/E D I can see a better time When all our dreams come true G/D D G/D Asus4 /faster now/ D A D G A D D They've got cars A Big as bars Bm G They've got rivers of gold D But the wind goes right through you A It's no place for the old D Bm When you first took my hand D G On a cold Christmas Eve D You promised me A D Broadway was waiting for me D You were handsome You were pretty A Queen of New York City D G When the band finished playing A D They howled out for more D Sinatra was swinging A All the drunks they were singing D G We kissed on the corner A D Then danced through the night G Bm A The boys of the NYPD choir D Bm Were singing 'Galway Bay' D G And the bells were ringing A D A Bm G D A D Bm D G D A D Out for Christmas day D You're a bum D You're a punk A You're an old sl*t on junk D G A Living there almost dead on a drip D In that bed D You scum bag You maggot A You cheap lousy faggot D G Happy Christmas your arse A I pray God D A D It's our last A D I could have been someone G So could anyone D You took my dreams A D I kept them with me babe G I put them with my own D Can't make it all alone G A D I've built my dreams around you G/D - xx0433 G/A - x05433 Asus4/E - xx2233 or 575785 ***Version 2*** by Chris Ashley Incidental: G/A=xo543x; A5=x07650 Intro (strings): |G/D D G/D |Asus4/E D |G A | E_____________________________________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_ E_______________________________________ D It was Christmas Eve babe G In the drunk tank D An old man said to me, G/A A5 won't see another one And then he sang a song G The Rare Old Mountain Dew D And I turned my face away G Asus4/E D And dreamed about you? D Got on a lucky one G Came in eighteen to one D I've got a feeling G/A A5 This year's for me and you D So happy Christmas G I love you baby D I can see a better time G Asus4/E D When all our dreams come true Strings: |G/D D G/D | Asus4/E D | A | E___________0___________________________ B_____0___2_____________________________ G__2____0______2____0___________________ D_________________0___4___2__0_0________ A_______________________________________ E_______________________________________ Pennywhistle, up tempo: | D A |D G A D | E____________________________________________________ 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___ E_________________________________________3__________ D They've got cars A Big as bars Bm G They've got rivers of gold D But the wind goes right through you A It's no place for the old D Bm When you first took my hand D G On a cold Christmas Eve D You promised me A D Broadway was waiting for me Pre_chorus: D You were handsome You were pretty A Queen of New York City D G When the band finished playing A D They howled out for more D Sinatra was swinging A All the drunks they were singing D G We kissed on the corner A D Then danced through the night Chorus: G Bm A The boys of the NYPD choir D Bm Were singing Galway Bay D G And the bells were ringing A D Out for Christmas day Pennywhistle: | D A Bm G|D A | E_____0_2_0___0_2_0_____5_7_5_2_____0_2_3_5_0_ B__3________3_______3_0_________3_3___________ G_____________________________________________ D_____________________________________________ A_____________________________________________ E_____________________________________________ | D Bm D G|D A A | E__5_7_5_2_____0_2_0_________2_5_2___0_2_0___ B__________3_3_______3_____3_______3_______3_ G______________________0_2___________________ D____________________________________________ A____________________________________________ E____________________________________________ Pre_chorus: D You're a bum D You're a punk A You're an old sl*t on junk D G Living there almost dead A D On a drip in that bed D You scum bag You maggot A You cheap lousy faggot D G Happy Christmas your arse A I pray God D A D It's our last Chorus: G Bm A The boys of the NYPD choir D Bm Were singing Galway Bay D G And the bells were ringing A D Out for Christmas day |D |G |D G |A D A | 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___ A_____________________________________4_ E_______________________________________ Bridge: A5 D I could have been someone G Well so could anyone D You took my dreams from me G/A A5 When I first found you D I kept them with me babe G I put them with my own D Can't make it all alone G A D I've built my dreams around you Chorus: G Bm A The boys of the NYPD choir D Bm Were singing Galway Bay D G And the bells were ringing A D Out for Christmas day |D |G |D |A | 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_ A________________________________________________ E________________________________________________
Source: http://www.azchords.com/t/thepogues-tabs-5469/fairytaleofnewyork1-tabs-434639.html