CHORDS: The Pogues – Fairytale Of New York Chords on Piano & Ukulele
These are Fairytale Of New York chords by The Pogues on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.
[Verse 1]
C
It was Christmas Eve babe,
F
in the drunktank
C
An old man said to me,
G
won't see another one
C
And then he sang a song,
F
The Rare Old Mountain Dew
C
I turned my face away
G C
and dreamed about you
[Verse 2]
C
Got on a lucky one,
F
came in eighteen to one
C
I've got a feeling
G
this year's for me and you
C
So happy Christmas,
F
I love you baby
C
I can see a better
G
time when all our dreams
C
come true
[Verse 3]
C
They've got cars
G
Big as bars
Am F
They've got rivers of gold
C
But the wind goes
right through you
G
It's no place for the old
C Am
When you first took my hand
C F
On a cold Christmas Eve
C
You promised me
G C
Broadway was waiting for me
[Verse 4]
C
You were handsome
You were pretty
G
Queen of New York City
C
When the band
F
finished playing
G C
They howled out for more
C
Sinatra was swinging
All the drunks they
G
were singing
C F
We kissed on the corner
G C
Then danced through the night
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[Chorus]
F G
The boys of the NYPD choir
C Am
Were singing 'Galway Bay'
C F
And the bells were ringing
G C
Out for Christmas Day
C F
C G
C F
C G C
[Verse 5]
C
You're a bum
You're a punk
G
You're an old slut on junk
C F
Lying there almost dead
G C
on a drip in that bed
C
You scum bag
You maggot
G
You cheap lousy faggot
C F
Happy Christmas your arse
G
I pray God
C
It's our last
[Chorus]
F G
The boys of the NYPD choir
C Am
Still singing `Galway Bay`
C F
And the bells are ringing
G C
Out for Christmas Day
[Verse 6]
C
I could have been someone,
F
well, so could anyone
C
You took my dreams from
G
me when I first found you
C
I kept them with me babe,
F
I put them with my own
C
Can't make it all alone,
I've built my dreams
G C
around you
[Chorus]
F G
The boys of the NYPD choir
C Am
Still singing `Galway Bay`
C F
And the bells are ringing
G C
Out for Christmas Day