Chord Fairytale Of New York by Christy Moore

fairytale of new york : this is the way he played it on jools holland , capo on first fret . basically chords like this for first two verses : C F C G C F C G C G and then a slight change to : C F C G C G C F G C then the third part is : C C F G C C C F G C F C A C F G C it’s just that repeated . but here how the timing is roughly . C F it was christmas eve babe in the drunk tank C G an old man said to me , won’t see another one C F and then he sang a song the rare old mountain dew C G C G i turned my face away and dreamed about you . got on a lucky one came in eighteen to one i’ve got a feeling this year’s for me and you so happy christmas , i love you baby there’s gonna be some goodtime when all our dreams come true C F they’ve got cars big as bars , they’ve got rivers of gold C G but the wind goes right through you; it’s no place for the old C G when you first took my hand , on a cold christmas eve C F G C you promised me broadway was waiting for me . C you were handsome you were pretty , queen of new york city C F G C when the band finished playing they howled out for more C sinatra was swinging , all the drunks they were singing C F G C we kissed on a corner then danced through the night . chorus : F C A the boys of the nypd choir were singing "galway bay" C F G C and the bells were ringing out for christmas day C F i could have been someone , well so could anyone C G you took my dreams from me when i first found you C F i kept them with me babe; i put them with my own C G C G can’t make it all alone , i’ve built my dreams around you chorus : F C A the boys of the nypd choir were singing "galway bay" C F G C and the bells were ringing out for christmas day C F you’re a bum , you’re a punk , you’re an old slut on junk C G lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed C you scumbag , you maggot , you cheap lousy faggot C F G C happy christmas my arse , i’d rather be dead . last chorus : F C A the boys of the nypd choir were singing "galway bay" C F G C and the bells were ringing out for christmas day C F so happy christmas , i love you baby C G C G there’s gonna be some goodtime when all our dreams come true C so , happy christmas , i love you baby