Fairytale Of New York bass tab by The Pogues

Tuning: EADG

Band enters at 1:25 after Vox/Piano Intro
   D        A  D  G  A  D
G|-7-----7-----7--------7----|
D|----7-----7-----5--7---0-4/|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Verse - "They've got cars big as bars..."
   D  A Bm  G  D        A  D Bm  D  G  D      A D
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-----7-------------------5-7-------|
A|-5--0--2-----5-----5-----5--2--5-----5--5-----5-0-4/|
E|----------3-----------------------3-----------------|

"You're handsome"
   D        A  D  G  A  D     D        A  D  G  A  D
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----7-----7-----5--7-----------7-----7-----5--7-----|
A|-5-----5-----5--------5-0-4/5-----5-----5--------5--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Chorus - "The boys of the NYPD choir..."
     G   Bm A    D Bm    D G A
G|--------4------------------------|
D|-4/5-5-7--7-54-------------------|
A|---------------5-02--045---0---0/|
E|-------------------------3-------|

Instrumental
   D  A Bm  G  D        A  D Bm  D  G  D      A D
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-----7-------------------5-7-------|
A|-5--0--2-----5-----5-----5--2--5-----5--5-----5-0-4/|
E|----------3-----------------------3-----------------|

Verse - "You're a bum, you're a punk..."
   D        A  D  G  A  D  D        A  D  G  A  D
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----7-----7-----5--7-----------7-----7-----5--7-----|
A|-5-----5-----5--------5-0-4/5-----5-----5--------5--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Chorus - "The boys of the NYPD choir..."
     G   Bm A    D Bm    D G A
G|--------4------------------------|
D|-4/5-5-7--7-54-------------------|
A|---------------5-02--045---0---0/|
E|-------------------------3-------|

Bridge
   D         G         D      A  D  A
G|------7-7-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5--7---------------|
A|-5-----------------3/5---------------5---0--0/2/4/|
E|---------5\3--------------------------------------|

"I could have been someone..."
  D          G         D         A
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------------3/5----5---50-----0------0/2/4/|
E|---------1/3--------------------------------------|

"I kept them with me babe"
   D         G         D     G  A  D
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5--7-------------------|
A|-5-----------------3/5--5--------555555555555-----|
E|---------1/3--------------------------------------|

Chorus - "The boys of the NYPD choir..."
     G   Bm A    D Bm    D G A
G|--------4------------------------|
D|---5-5-7--7-54-------------------|
A|---------------5-02--045-(Stop)--|
E|---------------------------------|

Outro 2x
  D          G         D         A
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------------3/5----5---50-----0------0/2/4/|
E|---------1/3--------------------------------------|

   D         G         D      A  D  A
G|------7-7-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5--7---------------|
A|-5-----------------3/5---------------5---0--0/2/4/|
E|---------5\3--------------------------------------|

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note