WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York Ukulele | Ver. 1
***Fairytale Of New York - by Shane MacGowan/Jem Finer
Fairytale of New York - as perfomed by The Pogues
F/C C F/C
Gsus4/D C F/C C F
It was Christmas Eve babe In the drunk tank
C F/G G C
An old man said to me, won't see another one And then he sang a song
F C
The Rare Old Mountain Dew And I turned my face away
F Gsus4/D C F/G
And dreamed about you
F/G C F
Got on a lucky one Came in eighteen to one
C F/G G
I've got a feeling This year's for me and you
C F
So happy Christmas I love you baby
C F Gsus4/D C
I can see a better time When all our dreams come true
F/C C F/C Gsus4 /faster now/ C G C F G C
C
They've got cars
G
Big as bars
Am F
They've got rivers of gold
C
But the wind goes right through you
G
It's no place for the old
C Am
When you first took my hand
C F
On a cold Christmas Eve
C
You promised me
G C
Broadway was waiting for me
C
You were handsome
You were pretty
G
Queen of New York City
C F
When the band finished playing
G C
They howled out for more
C
Sinatra was swinging
G
All the drunks they were singing
C F
We kissed on the corner
G C
Then danced through the night
F Am G
The boys of the NYPD choir
C Am
Were singing 'Galway Bay'
C F
And the bells were ringing
G C G Am F C G C Am C F C G C
Out for Christmas day
C
You're a bum
C
You're a punk
G
You're an old sl*t on junk
C F G
Living there almost dead on a drip
C
In that bed
C
You scum bag
You maggot
G
You cheap lousy faggot
C F
Happy Christmas your arse
G
I pray God
C G C
It's our last
G C
I could have been someone
F
So could anyone
C
You took my dreams
G
C
I kept them with me babe
F
I put them with my own
C
Can't make it all alone
F G C
I've built my dreams around you
F/C - xx0433
F/G - x05433
Gsus4/D - xx2233 or 575785
***Version 2*** by Chris Ashley
Incidental: F/G=xo543x; G5=x07650
Intro (strings):
|F/C C F/C |Gsus4/D C |F G |
D_____________________________________0_
B____0___2_3_________________3____3___5_
G__2___0_____2___0___________4______4_6_
D______________0___4__2___0__0__0_____7_
A____________________________0________0_
D_______________________________________
C
It was Christmas Eve babe
F
In the drunk tank
C
An old man said to me,
F/G G5
won't see another one
And then he sang a song
F
The Rare Old Mountain Dew
C
And I turned my face away
F Gsus4/D C
And dreamed about you?
C
Got on a lucky one
F
Came in eighteen to one
C
I've got a feeling
F/G G5
This year's for me and you
C
So happy Christmas
F
I love you baby
C
I can see a better time
F Gsus4/D C
When all our dreams come true
Strings:
|F/C C F/C | Gsus4/D C | G |
D___________0___________________________
B_____0___2_____________________________
G__2____0______2____0___________________
D_________________0___4___2__0_0________
G_______________________________________
D_______________________________________
Pennywhistle, up tempo:
| C G |C F G C |
D____________________________________________________
B______0___________0_________________________________
G___2____2_______2___2_______________________________
D___________4__0_______2__4_2___2_4_2_0____________0_
A________________________________________2_2_0_2_4___
D_________________________________________3__________
C
They've got cars
G
Big as bars
Am F
They've got rivers of gold
C
But the wind goes right through you
G
It's no place for the old
C Am
When you first took my hand
C F
On a cold Christmas Eve
C
You promised me
G C
Broadway was waiting for me
Pre_chorus:
C
You were handsome
You were pretty
G
Queen of New York City
C F
When the band finished playing
G C
They howled out for more
C
Sinatra was swinging
G
All the drunks they were singing
C F
We kissed on the corner
G C
Then danced through the night
Chorus:
F Am G
The boys of the NYPD choir
C Am
Were singing Galway Bay
C F
And the bells were ringing
G C
Out for Christmas day
Pennywhistle:
| C G Am F|C G |
E_____0_2_0___0_2_0_____5_7_5_2_____0_2_3_5_0_
B__3________3_______3_0_________3_3___________
F_____________________________________________
C_____________________________________________
G_____________________________________________
D_____________________________________________
| C Am C F|C G G |
E__5_7_5_2_____0_2_0_________2_5_2___0_2_0___
B__________3_3_______3_____3_______3_______3_
G______________________0_2___________________
C____________________________________________
G____________________________________________
D____________________________________________
Pre_chorus:
C
You're a bum
C
You're a punk
G
You're an old sl*t on junk
C F
Living there almost dead
G C
On a drip in that bed
C
You scum bag
You maggot
G
You cheap lousy faggot
C F
Happy Christmas your arse
G
I pray God
C G C
It's our last
Chorus:
F Am G
The boys of the NYPD choir
C Am
Were singing Galway Bay
C F
And the bells were ringing
G C
Out for Christmas day
|C |F |C F |G C G |
E_2___________________2_________________
B_3_3_3_2_2_0_0_0_2_3_3_________________
G_2___________________2_______0_________
D_0___________________0_4_4_0___4_2_0___
G_____________________________________4_
D_______________________________________
Bridge:
G5 C
I could have been someone
F
Well so could anyone
C
You took my dreams from me
F/G G5
When I first found you
C
I kept them with me babe
F
I put them with my own
C
Can't make it all alone
F G C
I've built my dreams around you
Chorus:
F Am G
The boys of the NYPD choir
C Am
Were singing Galway Bay
C F
And the bells were ringing
G C
Out for Christmas day
|C |F |C |G |
E_2_________________________2____________________
B_3______3_3_2_2_0_0__0_2_3_3____________________
G_2_________________________2________0_0_4_4_2_2_:
D_0_________________________0_0_0________4_4_2_2_
G________________________________________________
D________________________________________________
