Chord Pogues – Fairytale Of New York feat. Kirsty MacColl
[Intro]F C F G C G[Verse 1]G C FIt was Christmas Eve babe,In the drunk tank C GAn old man said to me, I won't see another oneG C FAnd then he sang a song,A rare old mountain dew C G CI turned my face away,And dreamed about you[Verse 2]G C FGot on a lucky one,Came in eighteen to one C GI've got a feeling,This year's for me and youG C FSo happy Christmas,I love you baby C G CI can see a better time,When all our dreams come true[Intro]F C F GC G C F G C [Verse 3] C G Am FThey've got cars big as bars,They've got rivers of gold C GBut the wind goes right through you,It's no place for the old C Am C FWhen you first took my hand,On a cold Christmas Eve C G CYou promised me,Broadway was waiting for me[Verse 4] C GYou were handsome,You were pretty Queen of New York City C F G CWhen the band finished playing,They howled out for more C GSinatra was swinging,All the drunks they were singing C F G CWe kissed on a corner,Then danced through the night [Chorus] F Am G C AmThe boys of the NYPD choir,were singing Galway Bay C G CAnd the bells were ringing out,For Christmas day [Instrumental Break]C G Am F C GC Am C F C G C [Verse 5] C GYou're a bum You're a punk,You're an old slut on junk C F G CLying there almost dead on a drip in that bed C GYou scumbag, you maggot,You cheap lousy faggot C F G CHappy Christmas your arse,I pray God it's our last [Chorus] F Am G C AmThe boys of the NYPD choir,were singing Galway Bay C G CAnd the bells were ringing out,For Christmas day [Intro]C F C F G C G [Verse 6] C FI could have been someone,Well so could anyone C GYou took my dreams from me,When I first found youG C FI kept them with me babe,I put them with my own C F G CCan't make it all alone,I've built my dreams around you[Chorus] F Am G C AmThe boys of the NYPD choir,were singing Galway Bay C G CAnd the bells were ringing out,For Christmas day [Outro]C F C F G C GC F C F G C G
