Fairy Tale of New York --- ©1988 S. McGowan/J. Finer

 

 

(male voice)

It was [C]Christmas [G]Eve, babe, in the [C]drunk tank
An old man [G]said to me, “Won’t see an-[C]other one.”
And [D]then he [G]sang a song – “The Rare Old [C]Mountain Dew”
I turned my [G]face away and [C]dreamed a-[D]bout [G]you. 

Got [C]on a [G]lucky one. Came in eight-[C]teen to one.
I’ve got a [G]feeling this year’s for [C]me and [D]you.
So Happy [G]Christmas, I love you [C]baby.
I can see a [G]better time when [C]all our [D]dreams come [G]true. 

[tempo shift] 

(both voices)

They’ve got [G]cars big as [D]bars, they’ve got [Em]rivers of [C]gold
But the [G]wind goes right through you, it’s no place for the [D]old.

(female)When you [G]first took my [Em]hand on a [G]cold Christmas [C]Eve
           You [G]promised me Broadway was [D]waiting for [G]me.
           [G]You were handsome

(male)   [G]You were pretty – the queen of New York [D]City.

(both)   When the [G]band finished [C]playing they [D]howled out for [G]more.
           Sin-[G]atra was swingin’ – all the drunks they were [D]singin’.
           We [G]kissed on the [C]corner, then [D]danced through the [G]night.
 

And the [C]boys of the NY[Em]PD Choir were [G]singing “Galway [Em]Bay”
And the [G]bells were ringing [D]out for Christmas [G]Day.
 

(male)   You’re a bum

(female) You’re a punk

(male)   You’re an old slut on [D]junk
           Living [G]there almost [C]dead on a [D]drip in that [G]bed.

(female) You scum-bag

(male)   You maggot

(female) You cheap lousy [D]faggot

(both)   Happy [G]Christmas your [C]arse, I pray [D]God it’s our [G]last.
 

And the [C]boys of the NY[Em]PD Choir were [G]singing “Galway [Em]Bay”
And the [G]bells were ringing [D]out for Christmas [G]Day.
 

(male)  [D]I could have [G]been someone.

(female)Well so could [C]anyone.
           You took my [G]dreams from me when [D]first I found you.

(male)  I kept them [G]with me babe. I put them [C]with my own.

(both)  Can’t make it [G]all alone. I’ve [C]built my [D]dreams around [G]you.
 

And the [C]boys of the NY[Em]PD Choir were [G]singing “Galway [Em]Bay”
And the [G]bells were ringing [D]out for Christmas [G]Day.

 

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