Fairytale Of New York chords by The Kelly Family

• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Beginner

❄ 🎄 Intro:

G A D G A D



❄ 🎄 Verse 1:
                 D                G
It was Christmas Eve babe, in the drunk tank
           D                     A
An old man said to me, won't see another one
            D                          G
And then he sang a song, "The Rare Old Mountain Dew"
            D                     A     D
I turned my face away and dreamed about you

❄ 🎄 Instrumental:
G A D G A D
D G A D


❄ 🎄 Verse 2:
            D
They've got cars big as bars
            Bm        G
They've got rivers of gold
        D
But the wind goes right through you
                 A
No place for the old
         D             Bm
When you first took my hand
     D              G
On a cold Christmas Eve
    D
You promised me
             A           D
Broadway was waiting for me


❄ 🎄 Verse 3:
       D
You're handsome, you're pretty
       D
Queen of New York City
                       G
When the band finished playing
     A              D
They howled out for more
  D
Sinatra was swinging
        D
All the drunks they were singing
                 G
We kissed on the corner
     A                  D
Then danced through the night


❄ 🎄 Chorus:
    G
The boys of the NYPD choir
     D               Bm
Were singing "Galway Bay"
        D          G
And the bells were ringing
A                 D
Out for Christmas Day


❄ 🎄 Instrumental:
D A Bm G
D Bm D A
D A Bm G
D A D


❄ 🎄 Verse 4:
         D
You're a bum, you're a punk
          D
You're an old slut on junk
                   G
Lying there almost dead
     A            D
On a drip in that bed
    D
You scum bag, you maggot
    D
You cheap lousy faggot
                     G
Happy Christmas your arse
       A            D
I pray God it's our last


❄ 🎄 Chorus:
    G
The boys of the NYPD choir
      D               Bm
Still singing "Galway Bay"
        D         G
And the bells are ringing
A                 D
Out for Christmas Day


❄ 🎄 Instrumental:
D G D A D A


❄ 🎄 Bridge:
             D                            G
I could have been someone, well, so could anyone
            D                            A
You took my dreams from me, when I first found you
            D                        G
I kept them with me babe
I put them with my own
              D                        G       A     D
Can't make it all alone
I've built my dreams around you


❄ 🎄 Chorus:
    G
The boys of the NYPD choir
      D               Bm
Still singing "Galway Bay"
        D         G
And the bells are ringing
A
Out

    G
The boys of the NYPD choir
      D               Bm
Still singing "Galway Bay"
        D         G
And the bells are ringing
A                 D
Out for Christmas Day


❄ 🎄 Outro:
D         G
 Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
         D
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
         A  D  A
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh


         D
Oh Oh Oh Oh
         G
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
         D
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
         A  D  A
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh

               D
It's Christmas Day