Fairytale of New York - Christy Moore Chords
Chords: G, C, F, Am
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G C F
It was Christmas Eve, babe, in the drunk tank
C G
An old man said, "Son, I won't see another one"
C F
And then he sang a song, a rare old mountain tune
C G C G
I turned my eyes away, and I thought about you
C
They've got cars big as bars
F C
They've got rivers of gold
C
But the wind blows right through you
G
It's no place for the old
C F C
When I first took your hand on a cold Christmas Eve
G C
I told you that Broadway was waiting for me.
C G
You were handsome and pretty, queen of New York city
C F G C
When the band finished playing, the crowd howled for more
C G
Sinatra was swinging, and the crowd they were singing
C F G C
We kissed on the corner and danced round the floor.
F C Am
And the boys from the New York police choir were singin' Galway Bay
C F G C
And the bells were ringin' out on Christmas Day
C G F
You're a bum you're a punk you're an aul hoor on junk
C F G C
Lyin' there on the drip nearly dead in the bed
C G F
You scumbag you maggot you cheap lousy faggot
C F G C
Happy Christmas me arse, I would rather be dead...
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