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Fairytale Of New York

The Pogues
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
D
e5--7---9-10-5---3-2-0-------|
h7/-8--------7---3-3-2--3-3--|
g------7-------7----------2--|
d---0--------0---0--------0--|
A--------------------0-------|
E----------------------------| G/A...
Guitar 2
D
e2-3----3---2----3---0----2--|
h3-3--3-----3----3---2----3--|
g2---4--------2----4------2--|
d0-0--------0----0--------0--|
A--------------------0-------|
E----------------------------| G/A...
 Tab for The hole song should be finished any year now...
 It was Christmas Eve  babe, In the  drunktank
 An old man said  to me, won't see another  one  And then he sang  a song
 The Rare Old Mountain  Dew And 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's for me  and you
 So happy Christmas,  I love you  baby
 I can see a better  time When all  our dreams come true
 /faster now/
 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 the 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
 Living there  almost dead  on a drip
 In that bed
 You scum  bag
 You maggot
 You cheap lousy faggot
 Happy Christmas  your arse
 I pray God
 It's our last
 The boys  of the NYPD choir
 Still singing  `Galway Bay`
 And the bells  are 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
 Still Singing `Galway Bay`
 And the bells are ringing
 Out for Christmas Day
/  - xx2233 or 575785

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Readable chord sheet for Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues

[D] [G/D]      [D]   [G] [D]  [A]    [D]
e5--7---9-10-5---3-2-0-------|
h7/-8--------7---3-3-2--3-3--|
g------7-------7----------2--|
d---0--------0---0--------0--|
A--------------------0-------|
E----------------------------|  G/A...

Guitar 2
 [D] [G/D]      [D]   [G] [D]  [A]    [D]
e2-3----3---2----3---0----2--|
h3-3--3-----3----3---2----3--|
g2---4--------2----4------2--|
d0-0--------0----0--------0--|
A--------------------0-------|
E----------------------------|  G/A...

Tab for The hole song should be finished any year now...

[G/D] [D] [G/D]

[Asus4]      [E]  [D]  [G/D]    It was Christmas [D]Eve babe, In the[G] drunktank
An old man [D]said to me, won't see an[G/A]other one [A] And then he [D]sang a song
The Rare Old [G]Mountain Dew And I turned my [D]face away
And [G]dreamed a[Asus4]bout  [E]  [D]you [G/A]

  [G/A]      Got on a [D]lucky one Came in eight[G]een to one
I've got a [D]feeling This year's for [G/A]me and you [A]
So happy [D]Christmas, I love you[G] baby
I can see a [D]better time When [G]all our d[Asus4]reams [E]come [D]true

[G/D] [D] [G/D] [Asus4]           /faster now/     [D] [A]  [D] [G] [A] [D]

They've got [D]cars
Big as [A]bars
They've got [Bm]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 [Bm]hand
On a [D]cold Christmas [G]Eve
You [D]promised me
Broadway was [A]waiting for [D]me
You were [D]handsome

You were pretty
Queen of New York [A]City
When the [D]band finished [G]playing
They [A]howled out for [D]more
[D]Sinatra was swinging
All the drunks they were [A]singing
We [D]kissed on the [G]corner
Then [A]danced through the [D]night
The [G]boys of the NY[Bm]PD [A]choir
Were [D]singing 'Galway [Bm]Bay'
And the [D]bells were [G]ringing
[A]Out for Christmas [D]da[A]y [Bm]    [G]       [D]         [A]            [D]              [Bm]                 [D]                   [G]                       [D]                         [A]                           [D]

[D]You're a bum
You're a [D]punk
You're an old slut on [A]junk
Living [D]there almost [G]dead on a [A]drip
In that [D]bed
You [D]scum bag

You maggot
You cheap lousy [A]faggot
Happy [D]Christmas your [G]arse
I pray [A]God
It's our [D]last [A]   [D]

The boy[G]s of the NY[Bm]PD [A]choir
Still s[D]inging `Galway Ba[Bm]y`
And the [D]bells are r[G]inging
[A]Out for Christmas [D]Day

[A]I could have [D]been someone
Well, So [G]could anyone
You took my [D]dreams
From me when I first [A]found you
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]around [D]you

The boys of the NYPD choir

Still Singing `Galway Bay`

And the bells are ringing

Out for Christmas Day

[Asus4]/[E]  - xx2233 or 575785

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