***Fairytale Of New York - by Shane MacGowan/Jem Finer
from the album "If I Should Fall From Grace With God"

Fairytale of New York - as perfomed by The Pogues

G/D D G/D

Asus4/E D (xx0232@1)name="chord_4x3121@7">G/D                  D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)             It was Christmas Eve babe In the drunk tank
           D (xx0232@1)                     G/A (320203@1)     A (x02220@1)          DAn (xx0232@1)old man said to me, won't see another one  And then he sang a song
             G (320003@1)                          DThe (xx0232@1)Rare Old Mountain Dew And I turned my face away
    G (320003@1)      Asus4/E D (xx0232@1) G/AAnd (320203@1)dreamed about    you

  G/A (320203@1)          D (xx0232@1)                    G (320003@1)       Got on a lucky one Came in eighteen to one
           D (xx0232@1)                     G/A (320203@1)      AI've (x02220@1)got a feeling This year's for me and you
         D (xx0232@1)                  GSo (320003@1)happy Christmas I love you baby
            D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)      Asus4/E    DI (xx0232@1)can see a better time When all our dreams come true

G/D (4x3121@7)name="chord_xx0232@1">D G/D (4x3121@7)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4           /faster now/     D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D


            DThey've (xx0232@1)got cars
       ABig (x02220@1)as bars
            Bm (x24432@1)      GThey've (320003@1)got rivers of gold
        DBut (xx0232@1)the wind goes right through you
                      AIt's (x02220@1)no place for the old
         D (xx0232@1)           BmWhen (x24432@1)you first took my hand
     D (xx0232@1)            GOn (320003@1)a cold Christmas Eve
    DYou (xx0232@1)promised me
             A (x02220@1)         DBroadway (xx0232@1)was waiting for me
         DYou (xx0232@1)were handsome

You were pretty
                  AQueen (x02220@1)of New York City
         D (xx0232@1)           GWhen (320003@1)the band finished playing
     A (x02220@1)            DThey (xx0232@1)howled out for more
DSinatra (xx0232@1)was swinging
                         AAll (x02220@1)the drunks they were singing
   D (xx0232@1)           GWe (320003@1)kissed on the corner
     A (x02220@1)                DThen (xx0232@1)danced through the night
    G (320003@1)           Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
The boys of the NYPD choir
     D (xx0232@1)             BmWere (x24432@1)singing 'Galway Bay'
        D (xx0232@1)        GAnd (320003@1)the bells were ringing
A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_320003@1">G  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A DOut (xx0232@1)for Christmas day

DYou're (xx0232@1)a bum
         DYou're (xx0232@1)a punk
                      AYou're (x02220@1)an old slut on junk
       D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)       ALiving (x02220@1)there almost dead on a drip
        DIn (xx0232@1)that bed
    DYou (xx0232@1)scum bag

You maggot
                AYou (x02220@1)cheap lousy faggot
      D (xx0232@1)            GHappy (320003@1)Christmas your arse
       AI (x02220@1)pray God
         D (xx0232@1)  A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
It's our last

A (x02220@1)          DI (xx0232@1)could have been someone
         GSo (320003@1)could anyone
            DYou (xx0232@1)took my dreams
                     AFrom (x02220@1)me when I first found you
            DI (xx0232@1)kept them with me babe
           GI (320003@1)put them with my own
              DCan't (xx0232@1)make it all alone
              G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)    DI've (xx0232@1)built my dreams around you

G/D (4x3121@7)    - xx0433
G/A (320203@1)    - x05433
Asus4/E  - xx2233 or 575785

***Version 2*** by Chris Ashley

Incidental: G/A=xo543x; A5=x07650


Intro (strings):
    |G/D    D (xx0232@1) G/D|Asus4/E (4x3121@7)D|G (xx0232@1)    A| (x02220@1)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_______________________________________

                 DIt (xx0232@1)was Christmas Eve babe
       GIn (320003@1)the drunk tank
           DAn (xx0232@1)old man said to me,
          G/A (320203@1)      A5won't (x022xx@1)see another one

And then he sang a song
             GThe (320003@1)Rare Old Mountain Dew
                DAnd (xx0232@1)I turned my face away
    G (320003@1)      Asus4/E DAnd (xx0232@1)dreamed about    you?

         DGot (xx0232@1)on a lucky one
            GCame (320003@1)in eighteen to one
           DI've (xx0232@1)got a feeling
                G/A (320203@1)      A5This (x022xx@1)year's for me and you
         DSo (xx0232@1)happy Christmas
           GI (320003@1)love you baby
            DI (xx0232@1)can see a better time
      G (320003@1)      Asus4/E    DWhen (xx0232@1)all our dreams come true

Strings:
     |G/D      D (xx0232@1)  G/D| (4x3121@7)Asus4/E D| (xx0232@1)A| (x02220@1)E___________0___________________________
B_____0___2_____________________________
G__2____0______2____0___________________
D_________________0___4___2__0_0________
A_______________________________________
E_______________________________________

Pennywhistle, up tempo:
 |  D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)     |D        G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)   D| (xx0232@1)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__________

            DThey've (xx0232@1)got cars
       ABig (x02220@1)as bars
            Bm (x24432@1)      GThey've (320003@1)got rivers of gold
        DBut (xx0232@1)the wind goes right through you
                      AIt's (x02220@1)no place for the old
         D (xx0232@1)           BmWhen (x24432@1)you first took my hand
     D (xx0232@1)            GOn (320003@1)a cold Christmas Eve
    DYou (xx0232@1)promised me
             A (x02220@1)         DBroadway (xx0232@1)was waiting for me

Pre_chorus:
         DYou (xx0232@1)were handsome

You were pretty
                  AQueen (x02220@1)of New York City
         D (xx0232@1)           GWhen (320003@1)the band finished playing
     A (x02220@1)            DThey (xx0232@1)howled out for more
DSinatra (xx0232@1)was swinging
                         AAll (x02220@1)the drunks they were singing
   D (xx0232@1)           GWe (320003@1)kissed on the corner
     A (x02220@1)                DThen (xx0232@1)danced through the night

Chorus:
    G (320003@1)           Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
The boys of the NYPD choir
     D (xx0232@1)            BmWere (x24432@1)singing Galway Bay
        D (xx0232@1)        GAnd (320003@1)the bells were ringing
A (x02220@1)               DOut (xx0232@1)for Christmas day

Pennywhistle:
 | D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1)   Bm (x24432@1)  G|D                   A| (x02220@1)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 (xx0232@1)     Bm (x24432@1)  D (xx0232@1)   G|D           A (x02220@1)   A| (x02220@1)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:
DYou're (xx0232@1)a bum
         DYou're (xx0232@1)a punk
                      AYou're (x02220@1)an old slut on junk
       D (xx0232@1)          GLiving (320003@1)there almost dead
     A (x02220@1)          DOn (xx0232@1)a drip in that bed
    DYou (xx0232@1)scum bag

You maggot
                AYou (x02220@1)cheap lousy faggot
      D (xx0232@1)            GHappy (320003@1)Christmas your arse
       AI (x02220@1)pray God
         D (xx0232@1)  A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
It's our last

Chorus:
    G (320003@1)           Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
The boys of the NYPD choir
     D (xx0232@1)            BmWere (x24432@1)singing Galway Bay
        D (xx0232@1)        GAnd (320003@1)the bells were ringing
A (x02220@1)               DOut (xx0232@1)for Christmas day

 |D        |G        |D     G (320003@1)|A   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">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 (x022xx@1)         DI (xx0232@1)could have been someone
              GWell (320003@1)so could anyone
            DYou (xx0232@1)took my dreams from me
             G/A (320203@1)    A5When (x022xx@1)I first found you
            DI (xx0232@1)kept them with me babe
           GI (320003@1)put them with my own
              DCan't (xx0232@1)make it all alone
              G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)    DI've (xx0232@1)built my dreams around you

Chorus:
    G (320003@1)           Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
The boys of the NYPD choir
     D (xx0232@1)            BmWere (x24432@1)singing Galway Bay
        D (xx0232@1)        GAnd (320003@1)the bells were ringing
A (x02220@1)               DOut (xx0232@1)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________________________________________________