Fairytale of New York Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
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[G]It
was [F]Christ[G]mas [C]Eve, babe
In [F]the drunk tank
An old man [C]said to me
"Won't [F]see an[G]other one"
And [Am]then he [G]sang a song[C]
The Rare Old [F]Mountain Dew
I turned my [C]face away
And [F]dreamed [G]about [C]you
[G]

[Verse 2]
Got on [C]a lucky one
Came in [F]eighteen to one
I've got a [C]feeling
This [F]year's for [G]me and you
[Am]So, Happy [C]Christmas
I love you, [F]baby
I can see a better [C]time
[F]All our [G]dreams [C]come true[F][G][C][F]
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[Verse 3]
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[G]
[C]They've got cars [G]big as bars
They've got [Am]rivers [F]of gold
[C]The wind goes right through you
It's no place for [G]the old
When you [C]first took my hand
[Am]on a c[C]old Christma[F]s Eve
You [C]promised me Broadway
was [G]waiting for me
[C]You

[Verse 4]
were handsome
You were pretty,
Queen of New [G]York City
When the [C]band [F]finished playing
They [G]howled out for more
[C]Sinatra was swinging
All the drunks, they [G]were singing
We kissed on [F]a corner
Then [G]danced through the night
[C]The

[Verse 5]
[F]boys of the NYPD choir
Were [C]singing "Galway [Am]Bay"
And the [C]bells [F]were ringing out
[G]For the Christmas [C]day[G][Am][F]
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[Verse 6]
[C]
[G]
[C]You're a bum, you're a braggart
You've lost all [G]your swagger
And the [C]word [F]around town is
you ain't [G]much in bed
[C]Call a squirrel Cause you're nuts
You're a kick in [G]the gut
Happy [C]Christmas, [F]my arse
I'll be [G]glad it's our last
[F]The

[Verse 7]
boys of the NYPD choir
Still [C]singing "Gal[G]way [Am]Bay"
And the [C]bells [F]were ringing out
[G]For Christmas day
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[Verse 8]
[G][C]
[G]I could hav[C]e been someone
So could [F]anyone
You took my [C]dreams from me
When I first [G]found you
I kept [C]them with me, babe
I put them [F]with my own
Can't make [C]it all alone
I've built my dreams [G]around [C]you
[F]The boys of the NYPD

[Verse 9]
choir
[C]Still singing "Galway Bay"
[Am]And the [C]bells are ringing out
[G]For Christmas [C]Day

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