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It[C] was[F] Christmas Eve, babe, in the drunk tank
An old[C] man said, "[G]Son, I won't see another one"
And
then[C] he sang a[F] song, a rare old mountain tune
I turned[C] my face a[G]way,[C] and I[G] dreamed about you
I got on a lucky one, came in at 18/1
I've got a feeling this year's for me and you
So Happy Christmas, I love you
baby
There's going to be good times
When all our dreams come true.
[C]They've
got cars big as bars
They've[F] got rivers of gold
But[C] the wind blows right through you
It's no[G] place for the
old
When[C] I first took your hand on a cold Christmas Eve
I told[F] you[G] that Broadway was waiting for me.
You were handsome and pretty, queen of New York city
When the band finished playing, the crowd howled for more
Sinatra
was swinging, and the crowd they were singing
We kissed on the corner and danced through the night
CHORUS
And[F] the boys from the[C] New York[Am] police choir were singin' Galway Bay
And[F] the
bells[G] were ringin'[C] out on Christmas Day
I could have been someone and so could anyone
I took my dreams from you when I first met you
I kept them with me,
babe, and put them with my own
I can't make it all alone
I've built my dreams around you.
You're[C]
a bum[G] you're a[C] punk[F] you're an aul slut on junk
[C]Lyin' there[G] on the[C] drip G]nearly dead in the bed
You[C]
scum[G]bag you[C] maggot you cheap lousy faggot
[C]Happy[F] Christ[G]mas me[C] arse, I would rather be dead...
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| Fairytale Of New York Pogues |
Recorded by The Pogues And Kirsty McColl, Kirsty was the daughter of Ewan McColl who was married to Peggy
Seeger.Alternative chords to Fairytale of New York for the key of G Major. C=G F=C G=D Am=Em. The video
is one of the first demo takes where Cath O'Riordian who was the bass player does the duet with Shane. This version is much
slower and most of the song is with just the accordion playing lead notes. This slower take is ideal for anybody trying to
learn the lead notes on banjo, accordion or tin whistle.
Fairytale Of New York Tin Whistle Notes
Intro:
A B G C# D' A D G F# E D D
Slow beginning sang by Shane:
A A
D C# E D D
D' C# C# B
B C# D' A F# F#
D G F# F# E E
A D C# E D D
D' D' C# C# B B
B B C# D' A F# F#
D
G F# E D D
A B G C# D' A D G F# E D D
(Pace quickens, other instruments come in)
1st
Verse
D D D E F# E D E F# E D B D D D E F# A F# F# F# A F# D E
A A A F# D E D E F# E D B D D E F# A F# D E
F# E D
A A A B F# E F# D
A A F# D E D
D E F# E D B G B A B C# D
F# A B A F# D A A A F# D E D E
E
F# E D B G B A B C# D
Chorus
A B B B B C# D' D' C# B A D D E F#
D E F# D G F# E D F# E D
Last
verse, begins with the words, "I could have been someone....."
A A D C# E D D
A A B A G G
G A B A D D
D
E D D C# C#
A D C# E D D
A D' C# C# B B
B B C# D' A F# F#
F# F# D G F# E D
Play chorus once more:
A
B B B B C# D' D' C# B A D D E F#
D E F# D G F# E D F# E D
Instrumental, ad lib to fade etc...
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