The Kelly Family – Fairytale Of New York (Guitar)

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[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