Fairytale Of New York Chords by The Pogues

Fairytale Of New York chords by The Pogues (Ver. 4)

Guitar chords with lyrics

Intro:

             G         G     G    D         G         A    D    D
e|--5-/-7----7---------9----10----5---------3----2----0----2----2-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------8----8----8-----8----7---------0---------5----3----3-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------7---------7-----7----7----7----0---------6----2----2-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------0---------0-----0----0---------0---------7----0----0-------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------x---------0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------3---------------------------------------------------------------|

      D     G     A     D    G     A    D
e|----2-----3-----0-----2----3-----0----2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-----3-----2-----3----3-----2----3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----0-----2-----2----0-----2----2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-----0-----2-----0----0-----2----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------2-----0----------2-----0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------3----------------3------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Verse 1:

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


Verse 2:

A        D
Got on a lucky one
            G
Came in eighteen-to-one
           D
I've got a feeling
                A
This year's for me and you
          D
So, Happy Christmas
            G
I love you, baby
            D
I can see a better time
    G        A           D
When all our dreams come true

   (faster)
D   G    A   D   G   A   D

   (faster, more of an Irish jig beat)
D   A   D    G       D   G   A   D


Verse 3:

             D           A
"They've got cars big as bars
            Bm        G
They've got rivers of gold
        D
But the wind goes right through you;
                      A
It's no place for the old
         D             Bm
When you first took my hand
     D              G
On a cold Christmas Eve
    D
You promised me Broadway
    A           D
Was waiting for me


Verse 4:
          D
"You were handsome!"
 D                D                 A
"You were pretty, Queen of New York City"
         D             G
When the band finished playing
     A              D
They howled out for more
D           D
Sinatra was swinging
D                         A
All the drunks, they were singing
   D           G
We kissed on a corner
     A                  D
Then danced through the night


Hook:
    G               Bm  A
The boys of the N Y P D choir
     D               Bm
Were singing 'Galway Bay'
        D          G       A
And the bells were ringing out
              D
For Christmas day

D   A     Bm   G
D   Bm    D    A
D   A     Bm   G
D   A     D

Verse 5:
 D             D
"You're a bum, you're a punk"
 D                     A
"You're an old slut on junk
      D            G
Lying there almost dead
     A            D
On a drip in that bed"
     D            D
"You scumbag, you maggot
                A
You cheap lousy faggot
      D               G
Happy Christmas, your arse
       A            D
I pray God it's our last"


Hook:
    G               Bm  A
The boys of the N Y P D choir
      D               Bm
Still singing "Galway Bay"
        D         G       A
And the bells are ringing out
              D
For Christmas day

D     G     D    A    D

Verse 6:
 A            D
"I could have been someone"
 D              G
"Well, so could anyone
            D
You took my dreams from me
             A
When I first found you"
 A           D
"I kept them with me, babe
           G
I put them with my own
              D
Can't make it all alone
              G       A     D
I've built my dreams around you"


Hook:
    G               Bm  A
The boys of the N Y P D choir
      D               Bm
Still singing "Galway Bay"
        D         G       A
And the bells are ringing out
              D
For Christmas day

D     G     D      D   A    D
D     G     D      D   A    D
D     G     D      D   A    D
D     G     D      D   A    D

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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