Fairytale Of New York Chords & Lyrics Artist: Gerry Cinnamon

Capo: 5th fret

INTRO
C F C F
 
 
VERSE 1
 
        C
It was Christmas Eve babe
       F
In the drunk tank
           C                            G
An old man said to me, won't see another one
N.C          C
And then he sang a song
            F
The Rare Old Mountain Dew
             C
I turned my face away
     G            C  F  C
And dreamed about you
 
VERSE 2
 
N.C       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
N.C              C
So happy Christmas
          F
I love you baby
                  C
There's gonny be goood times
              G           C    F C G G7 G C F C
When all our dreams come true
 
 
VERSE 3
 
N.C          C          G
They've got cars 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               G
When you first took my hand
     Am             F
On a cold Christmas Eve
     C
You promised me
             G           C
Broadway was waiting for me
 
VERSE 4
 
C
You were handsome
C
You were pretty
                  F
Queen of New York City
                      G
When the band finished playing
                    C
They howled out for more
C
Sinatra was swinging
C
All the drunks they were singing
                F
We kissed on a corner
      G                 C
Then danced through the night
 
 
CHORUS
 
        F
And the boys of the NYPD choir
      C             Am
Were singing Galway Bay
                  G             G7
And the bells were ringing out
             C
For Christmas day
 
 
VERSE 5
 
C
You're a bum
C
You're a punk
 
You're an old slut on junk
       F                     G             C
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
C
You scumbag, you maggot
                G
You cheap lousy faggot
      C               F
Happy Christmas your arse
       G            C
I pray God it's our last
 
 
CHORUS
 
        F
And the boys of the NYPD choir
      C             Am
Were singing Galway Bay
                  G             G7
And the bells were ringing out
             C
For Christmas day
 
 
VERSE 6
 
C
I could have been someone
              F
Well so could anyone
            C
You took my dreams from me
             G
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
              G             C
I've built my dreams around you
 
 
CHORUS
 
        F
And the boys of the NYPD choir
      C             Am
Were singing Galway Bay
                  G             G7
And the bells were ringing out
             C
For Christmas day