Fairytale Of New York – The Pogues – Ukulele Chords

Verse:

C | F G C F G C… G7 It was Christmas

Verse:

C Eve babe, In the F drunk tank An old man

C said to me, won’t see an G other one and then he

C sang a song 'The Rare Old

F Mountain Dew' and I turned my C face away

And F dreamed a G bout C you G7

Verse:

Got on a C lucky one Came in eigh- F -teen to one

I’ve got a C feeling This year’s for G me and you

So happy C Christmas, I love you F baby

I can see a C better time When F all our G dreams come C true

C | F G C F G

Fast strumming begins:

C | G | C | F | C | F | G | C

Verse:

They’ve got C cars big as G bars

They’ve got Am rivers of F gold

But the C wind goes right through you

It’s no place for the G old

When you C first took my Am hand

On a C cold Christmas F Eve

You C promised me Broadway was G waiting for C me

Verse:

You were C handsome You were pretty

Queen of New York G

When the C band finished F playing

They G howled out for C more

Sin- C -atra was swinging

All the drunks they were G singing

We C kissed on the F corner

Then G danced through the C night

Chorus:

The F boys of the NY Am PD G choir

Still C singing "Galway Bay"

And the C bells are F ringing

G Out for Christmas

C Day | G | Am | F

Instrumental:

C | Am | C | G

C | G | Am | F

C | G | C | C

Verse:

You’re a C bum You’re a punk

You’re an old slut on F junk

Living C there almost F dead

on a G drip In that C bed

Verse:

You C scum bag You maggot

You cheap lousy G faggot

Happy C Christmas your F arse

I pray G God It’s our C last

Chorus:

The F boys of the NY Am PD G choir

Still C singing "Galway Bay"

And the C bells are F ringing

G Out for Christmas

Instrumental:

C Day | C | C | C |

F | F | F | F |

C | C | C | F |

G | C | C | G |

Verse:

G I could have C been someone Well, So could F anyone

You took my C dreams from me when I first G found you

I kept them C with me babe I put them F with my own

Can’t make it C all alone I’ve built my

F dreams a G round C you

Chorus:

The F boys of the NY Am PD G choir

Still C singing "Galway Bay"

And the C (stop) bells are ringing

Out for G Christmas

Instrumental:

CDay | C | F | F

C | C | G | G

C | C | F | F

C | C | G | G

End on C

Verse:

C | F G C F G C… G7 It was Christmas

Verse:

C Eve babe, In the F drunk tank An old man

C said to me, won’t see an G other one and then he

C sang a song 'The Rare Old

F Mountain Dew' and I turned my C face away

And F dreamed a G bout C you G7

Verse:

Got on a C lucky one Came in eigh- F -teen to one

I’ve got a C feeling This year’s for G me and you

So happy C Christmas, I love you F baby

I can see a C better time When F all our G dreams come C true

C | F G C F G

Fast strumming begins:

C | G | C | F | C | F | G | C

Verse:

They’ve got C cars big as G bars

They’ve got Am rivers of F gold

But the C wind goes right through you

It’s no place for the G old

When you C first took my Am hand

On a C cold Christmas F Eve

You C promised me Broadway was G waiting for C me

Verse:

You were C handsome You were pretty

Queen of New York G

When the C band finished F playing

They G howled out for C more

Sin- C -atra was swinging

All the drunks they were G singing

We C kissed on the F corner

Then G danced through the C night

Chorus:

The F boys of the NY Am PD G choir

Still C singing "Galway Bay"

And the C bells are F ringing

G Out for Christmas

C Day | G | Am | F

Instrumental:

C | Am | C | G

C | G | Am | F

C | G | C | C

Verse:

You’re a C bum You’re a punk

You’re an old slut on F junk

Living C there almost F dead

on a G drip In that C bed

Verse:

You C scum bag You maggot

You cheap lousy G faggot

Happy C Christmas your F arse

I pray G God It’s our C last

Chorus:

The F boys of the NY Am PD G choir

Still C singing "Galway Bay"

And the C bells are F ringing

G Out for Christmas

Instrumental:

C Day | C | C | C |

F | F | F | F |

C | C | C | F |

G | C | C | G |

Verse:

G I could have C been someone Well, So could F anyone

You took my C dreams from me when I first G found you

I kept them C with me babe I put them F with my own

Can’t make it C all alone I’ve built my

F dreams a G round C you

Chorus:

The F boys of the NY Am PD G choir

Still C singing "Galway Bay"

And the C (stop) bells are ringing

Out for G Christmas

Instrumental:

CDay | C | F | F

C | C | G | G

C | C | F | F

C | C | G | G

End on C

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