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Fairytale Of Newyork

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D-DU-UDU
 It was Christmas Eve  babe
 In the drunk  tank
 An old man said  to me, won’t see another  one
 And then he sang  a song
 The rare old mountain  dew
 I turned my face  away
 And dreamed  about you
 Got on a lucky  one
 Came in eighteen  to one
 I’ve got a  feeling
 This year for me  and you
 So happy Christmas
 I love you baby
 I can see a better  time
 When all  our dreams  come  true
 They’ve got  cars big as  bars
 They’ve got  rivers of  gold
 But the wind  goes right through you
 It’s no place for the old
 When you first  took my hand
 On a cold  Christmas eve
You  promised me
 Broadway was  waiting for me
 You were handsome
 You were pretty
 Queen of New York City
 When the band  finished playing
 They howled  out for  more
Sinatra  was swinging,
 All the drunks they were singing
 We kissed  on a corner
 Then danced  through the night
 The  boys of the NYPD choir
 Were  singing Galway  bay
 And the bells  were  ringing  out
 For Christmas day
 You’re  a bum
 You’re a punk
 You’re an old slut on junk
 Lying there  almost dead  on a  drip in that  bed
 You scumbag,  you maggot
 You cheap lousy faggot
 Happy Christmas  your arse
 I pray God  its our last
 The  boys of the NYPD choir
 Were  singing Galway  bay
 And the bells  were  ringing  out
 For Christmas day
 I could have been  someone
 Well so could anyone
 You took my dreams  from me
 When I first found  you
 I kept them with me babe
 I put them with  my own
 Can’t make it  all alone
 I’ve built  my dreams  around  you
 The  boys of the  NYPD choir
 Were  singing Galway  bay
 And the bells  were  ringing  out
 For Christmas day

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Readable chord sheet for Fairytale Of Newyork by Razorlight

[G]  [A]  [D]

It was Christmas E[D]ve babe
In the dr[G]unk tank
An old man s[D]aid to me, won’t see [A]another one
And then he sa[D]ng a song
The rare old m[G]ountain dew
I turned my fa[D]ce away
And [G]dreamed[A] about [D]you    [A]

Got on a l[D]ucky one
Came in e[G]ighteen to one
I’ve got a[D] feeling
This year for m[A]e and you
So happy C[D]hristmas
I love you b[G]aby
I can see a [D]better time
When a[G]ll our d[A]reams come[D] true

[D]   [A]   [D]   [G]
[D]   [A]   [G]   [A]

They’ve got[D] cars big [A]as bars
They’ve got[B] rivers [G]of gold

But the w[D]ind goes right through you
It’s no place for the [A]old
When you [D]first took my [Bm]hand
On a [D]cold Christmas [G]eve
[D]You promised me
Broadway was[A] waiting for [D]me

You were h[D]andsome

You were pretty
Queen of New York C[A]ity
When the b[D]and finished [G]playing
They h[A]owled out for[D] more
[D]Sinatra was swinging,
All the drunks they were s[A]inging
We ki[D]ssed on a c[G]orner
Then dan[A]ced through the [D]night

Th[G]e boys of the NYPD [A]choir
Were[D] singing Galway[Bm] bay
And the b[D]ells wer[G]e ringing[A] out
For Christmas [D]day

[D]   [A]   [G]   [A]
[D]   [A]   [G]   [A]

You[D]’re a bum

You’re a punk
You’re an old slut on [A]junk
Lying t[D]here almost [G]dead on a[A] drip in th[D]at bed
You sc[D]umbag, you maggot
You cheap lousy f[A]aggot
Happy Chr[D]istmas your [G]arse
I pray G[A]od its our l[D]ast

Th[G]e boys of the NYPD choir
Were[D] singing Galway[B] bay
And the b[D]ells wer[G]e ringing[A] out
For Christmas [D]day        [A]

I could have [D]been someone
Well so could [G]anyone
You took my dr[D]eams from me
When I first f[A]ound you
I kept them with me b[D]abe
I put them [G]with my own
Can’t make it[D] all alone
I’ve b[G]uilt my [A]dreams around[D] you

Th[G]e boys of th[Bm]e NYPD [A]choir
Were[D] singing Galway[Bm] bay
And the b[D]ells wer[G]e ringing[A] out
For Christmas [D]day

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