Fairytale of New York chords
The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl
Now
A
then D
AIt Dwas AChristmas Eve, babe, Din the drunk Gtank
GAn old man said to me, D"Won't see another one"
DAAnd then he sang a song, "The DRare Old Mountain GDew"
GI turned my face Daway and dreamed Gabout Ayou
ADGot on Aa lucky one, Dcame in 18 to Aone
AEmI've got Ga feeling Dthis year's for me and you
ASo, Happy DChristmas, I love you, baby
DI Gcan see a better time Dwhen all our dreams come true
D
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DThey've got cars big as bars, they've got rivers of gold
DBut the wind goes right through you, it's no place for the old
DWhen you first took my hand on a cold Christmas Eve
DYou promised me Broadway was waiting for me
DYou were handsome, you were pretty, queen of New York City
DWhen the band finished playing, they howled out for more
DSinatra was swinging, all the drunks, they were singing
DWe kissed on a corner, then danced through the night
DThe boys of the NYPD Gchoir
GWere singing, "Galway DBay"
DAnd the bells Bmwere ringing out
BmFor Christmas ADay
D
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DYou're a bum, you're a punk, you're an old slut on junk
DLying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
DYou scumbag, you maggot, you cheap, lousy faggot
DHappy Christmas, your arse, I pray God it's our last
DThe boys of the NYPD Gchoir
GStill singing, "Galway DBay"
DAnd the bells Bmare ringing out
BmFor Christmas ADay
D
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DI could have Abeen someone, Dwell, so could anyone
DYou Gtook my dreams from me Dwhen I first found you
DI Akept them with me, babe, DI put them with my own
DGCan't make it all alone, DI've built my dreams around you
DThe boys of the NYPD Gchoir
GStill singing, "Galway DBay"
DAnd the bells Bmare ringing out
BmFor DChristmas Day
D
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How to play Fairytale of New York by The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl on guitar
The chart has four main chords: D, G, A and Bm. It also catches Em in passing, and you can leave those out at first. Bm is a barre chord. The others are open shapes. The change you will play most is A to D, 10 times in the chart, so practise that one first.
Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.
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