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The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York Bass

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Fairytale Of New York Bass

(ver. 4)
The Pogues

Band enters at 1:25 after Vox/Piano Intro 
   D        A  D  G  A  D
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5--------5-|
E|----5-----5-----3--5----|

Verse - "They've got cars big as bars..."
   D  A Bm  G  D        A  D Bm  D  G  D     A  D 
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----2-----5-----5-----5--2--5-----5--5-----5-|
E|----5-----3-----5-----5-----------3--------5----|

   D        A  D  G  A  D  D        A  D  G  A  D
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5--------5--5-----5-----5--------5-|
E|----5-----5-----3--5--------5-----5-----3--5----|

Chorus - "The boys of the NYPD choir..."
   G      Bm  A    D      Bm      D  G  A
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|---------2-------5-------2--2/3/5-----------2/3/|
E|-3--3-5-----5--3----5--3-----------3--5--5------|

Instrumental
   D  A Bm  G  D        A  D Bm  D  G  D     A  D
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|/5-----2-----5-----5-----5--2--5-----5--5-----5-|
E|----5-----3-----5-----5-----------3--------5----|

Verse - "You're a bum, you're a punk..."
   D        A  D  G  A  D  D        A  D  G  A  D
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5--------5--5-----5-----5--------5-|
E|----5-----5-----3--5--------5-----5-----3--5----|

Chorus - "The boys of the NYPD choir..."
   G      Bm  A    D      Bm      D  G  A
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|---------2-------5-------2--2/3/5-----------2/3/|
E|-3--3-5-----5--3----5--3-----------3--5--5------|

Bridge - "I could have been someone..."
   D         G         D         A  D  A        
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----5--------------5----5-------5--------2/3/-|
E|-----------3----3--------------5-----5--5-------|

  D          G         D         A                      
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----5--------------5----5----------------2/3/-|
E|-----------3----3--------------5-----5--5-------|

   D         G         D     G  A  D             
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----5--------------5--5--------555555555555---|
E|-----------3----3----------3--5-----------------|

Chorus - "The boys of the NYPD choir..."
   G      Bm  A    D      Bm      D  G  A
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|---------2-------5-------2--2--/5-(Stop)--------|
E|-3--3-5-----5--3----5--3------------------------|

Outro x2 
  D          G         D         A                      
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----5--------------5----5----------------2/3/-|
E|-----------3----3--------------5-----5--5-------|

   D         G         D         A  D  A        
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----5--------------5----5-------5--------2/3/-|
E|-----------3----3--------------5-----5--5-------|
            
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