The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York Chords

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0It was Christmas Eve babe, In the drunktank
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1An old man said to me, won't see another one
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2And then he sang a song, The Rare Old Mountain Dew
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3I turned my face away And dreamed about you
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6Got on a lucky one Came in eighteen to one
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7I've got a feeling This year's for me and you
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8So happy Christmas, I love you baby
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9I can see a better time When all our dreams come true
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12They've got cars
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13Big as bars
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14They've got rivers of gold
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15But the wind goes right through you
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16It's no place for the old
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17When you first took my hand
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18On a cold Christmas Eve
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19You promised me
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20Broadway was waiting for me
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21You were handsome
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23You were pretty
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24Queen of New York City
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25When the band finished playing
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26They howled out for more
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27Sinatra was swinging
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28All the drunks they were singing
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29We kissed on the corner
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30Then danced through the night
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The boys of the NYPD45 choir
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31Were singing 'Galway Bay'
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32And the bells were ringing
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33Out for Christmas day
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35Interlude:
    D52 G53
    D54 A55
    D56 G57
    D58 A59 D60
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38You're a bum
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39You're a punk
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40You're an old slut on junk
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41Living there almost dead
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42on a drip In that bed
    D67
43You scum bag
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45You maggot
                A68
46You cheap lousy faggot
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47Happy Christmas your arse
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48I pray God
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49It's our last
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The boys of the NYPD75 choir
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52Still singing `Galway Bay`
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53And the bells are ringing
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54Out for Christmas Day
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57I could have been someone Well, So could anyone
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58You took my dreams From me when I first found you
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59I kept them with me babe I put them with my own
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60Can't make it all alone I've built my dreams around you
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The boys of the NYPD93 choir
      D94               Bm95
63Still Singing `Galway Bay`
        D96         G97
64And the bells are ringing
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65Out for Christmas Day
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