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Pogues-FairyTale New York - BPM - 95

[Intro - BPM 79 - Drop D tuning] (arranged for 2 guitars, 12/6 string)
   D G/D       D Dsus4    A    D                
e|-2-7-9-10----5----------0----2-|             
B|-3-8---------7---8-7----2----3-|             
G|-2-7---------7-7--------2----2-|             
D|-------------0----------2----0-|             
A|------------------------0------|             
E|-------------------------------|  

[Slow Verse - Pattern ish - X X xX ]                                 
[A] It was Christmas  
[D] Eve babe ........in the 
[G]drunk tank ..... An old man
[D]said to me, won't [G/A-x00033]see a 
[A]nother one .... And then he 
[D]sang a song .... 'The Rare Old  
[G]Mountain Dew' And I turned my 
[D]face away ....And 
[G]dreamed a 
[Asus4/E]bout [D]you 
(straight into next verse)

[Slow Verse]                           
[G/A-x0000x] Got [A]on a  
[D] lucky one, 
came in eight 
[G] een to one ... I've got a 
[D] feeling this year's for  
[G/A-x00033]me and you [A] ..... So Happy 
[D] Christmas, I love you 
[G] baby ..... I can see a 
[D] better time when [G] all our 
[Asus4/E] dreams come [D] true

[Intro 2]
[D]  [G/D]  [D] [Dsus4]  [A]                   
[A] play louder and louder then cue with one snare when to come in
123 123 123 Snare

[Violin line - Strings Riff] - simple chord version
[D] [D] [D] [A]  [D] [G] [A] [D]

[Verse - DADG DDDA DADG DDAD]   
They've got [D]cars Big as [A]bars They've got [D]rivers of [G]gold
But the [D]wind goes right [D]through you It's no [D]place for the [A]old
When you [D]first took my [A] hand On a [D]cold Christmas[G] Eve
You [D] promised me [D]Broadway was [A] waiting for [D] me

[Verse]
You were [D] handsome, You were [D]pretty  [D]Queen of New York [A]City
When the [D]band finished [G]playing They [A]howled out for [D]more
[D] Sinatra was [D]swinging All the [D]drunks they were [A] singing
We [D]kissed on the [G]corner Then  [A]danced through the  [D]night

[Hook]             
The [G]boys of the NY [Bm]PD [A]choir Were  [D]singing 'Galway [Bm] Bay'
And the  [D]bells were  [G]ringing Out [A] for Christmas day 

[Interlude - Same chords as verse]   
[D] [Dsus2] [D] [G] - [D] [D] [D] [A]
[D] [D] [D] [G]     - [D] [D] [A] [D]    

[Verse]
[D] You're a bum, You're a [D]punk You're an [D]old slut on [A] junk
Lying [D] there almost  [G]dead on a [A] drip In that  [D] bed 
You [D] scum bag, you [D]maggot You [D]cheap lousy [A] xxxxxx
Happy  [D] Christmas your [G] arse I pray  [A] God, it's our [D] last  

[Chorus]             
The [G]boys of the NY [Bm]PD [A]choir Were  
[D]singing 'Galway [Bm] Bay' .. And the  
[D]bells were [G]ringing Out [A] for Christmas day    

[Interlude - waltz - Muting and just bass drum helps lift some of the notes out]
[D] [D] [D] [D] - [G] [G] [G] [G]
[D] [D] [D] [D] - [A] [A] [A] [A]  

[Slow Verse]  
I could have [D] been someone
Well, so could  [G] anyone
You took my  [D] dreams
From me when I first  [A] found you
I kept them  [D] with me babe
I put them  [G] with my own
Can't make it  [D] all alone (odd time sig coming up)
I've [D]built my [G]dreams a [A]round  
[D]you

[Drum interlude - turnaround but drop that]
[123 123 123 1 2 and 3 the]

[Chorus]             
The [G]boys of the NY [Bm]PD [A]choir Were  
[D]singing 'Galway [Bm] Bay' .. And the (stop)
[D]bells were (no chords) 
ringing out for Christmas day    

[Ending - waltz]
[D] [D] [D] [D] - [G] [G] [G] [G]
[D] [D] [D] [D] - [A] [A] [A] [A]  

[End]
[Bass throughout song - Count 1 2 3 for each instance of a chord]
[Intro] No bass

[Accordion intro riff] [D][D][D][A] - [D][G][A][D]

[Verse 1] They've      [D][A][D][G] - [D][D][D][A]
                       [D][A][D][G] - [D][D][A][D]

[Verse 2] U were hands [D][D][D][A] - [D][G][A][D]  
                       [D][D][D][A] - [D][G][A][D]

[Chorus] And the boys  [G][G][Bm][A]- [D][D][Bm][Bm]
                       [D][G][A][D]

[Interlude]            [D][D][D][G] - [D][D][D][A]
                       [D][D][D][G] - [D][D][A][D]

[Verse 3] You're a bum [D][D][D][A] - [D][G][A][D] 
                       [D][D][D][A] - [D][G][A][D]

[Chorus]               [G][G][Bm][A]- [D][D][Bm][Bm]
                       [D][G][A][D]

[Quieter Instrumental] [D][D][D][D] - [G][G][G][G]
                       [D][D][D][D] - [A][A][A][A]

[Quiet Verse] I could  [D][D][D][D] - [G][G][G][G]
                       [D][D][D][D] - [A][A][A][A]
                       [D][D][D][D] - [G][G][G][G] 
                       *note extra 3 notes in next sequence
                       [D][D][D][G] - [A] - [D][D][D][D]

[Chorus]               [G][G][Bm][A]- [D][D][Bm][Bm]
                       [D](stop)

[Outro]                [D][D][D][D] - [G][G][G][G]
                       [D][D][D][D] - [A][A][A][A]
                       (repeat as necessary)

[Intro 2]
   D G/D       D Dsus4    A                    
e|-2-7-9-10----5----------0----|             
B|-3-8---------7---8-7----2----|             
G|-2-7---------7-7--------2----|             
D|-------------0----------2----|             
A|------------------------0----|             
E|-----------------------------|  
[A] play louder and louder then cue with one snare when to come in
123 123 123 Snare

[Violin Line - in drop D - * down strokes on notes when playing A to bring them out]
C-D                       A    D        G  A*       D
E --------------------------------------3-----------2-----
B 10-12-10--7---10-12-10--5----7--------0--2--2--2--3----
G 11--------7---11--------6----7-9-7----0--2--4--2--2----
D 0---------0---0---------7----7--------0--2--2--2--0----
A ------------------------0-------------X-----------------
E --------------------------------------5-----------------
DrB         S   B         S    B        S  B        S

[Interlude]
  [D]                [G]    [D]                 [A]
                ^ ^ ^ ^
E -----02-0----02-0---3------7--77--7----------0----
B -3----------3-----3-0------10-710-7-777-8-10-5---
G -2------------------0------7--77--7----------6---
D -0------------------0------0-----------------7----
A --------------------x------0-----------------0----
E --------------------5-----------------------------

   [D]               [G] [D] *fpick   [A]    [D]
E --7--77--7----------x-------2-5-2---0-0-0--2
B --10-710-7-7-7------3------3------3-5-7-5--3
G --7--77--7-79--9-7--0-----2---------6------2
D --0--------0--------0-----------2---7------0
A --0-----------------x-----------0-------
E --------------------5--------------------

[Interlude - Half time waltz]
[D] [D] [D] [D] - [G] [G] [G] [G]
[D] [D] [D] [D] - [A] [D] [A] [A]  

   D          G           D               A     
e|-2------10--9-7--7-9-10-x---------------0---         
B|-3------10--0----0------10--7-7----78-7-2-3-2        
G|-2------11--0----0------7---7-7---------2            
D|-----------------0------7---7-7---------2            
A|------------------------0---------------0           
D|------------5-----------0---------------   

Original Intro
Guitar 1                                     
   D G/D       D  G/D  A    D                
e|-5--7---9-10-5---3-2-0-------|             
B|-7/-8--------7---3-3-2--3-3--|             
G|-------7-------7----------2--|             
D|----0--------0---0--------0--|             
A|---------------------0-------|             
E|-----------------------------|      

Guitar 2                     
   D G/D      D   G/D  A    D   
e|-2-3----3---2----3---0----2--|
B|-3-3--3-----3----3---2----3--|
G|-2---4--------2----4------2--|
D|-0-0--------0----0--------0--|
A|---------------------0-------|        
E|-----------------------------|  

[Interlude Tab]
E x-0-2-0-----0-2-0---3--  
B 3-----2---3---3---2-0--  
G 2-----2-------2-----0--  
D 0-----2-------------0-- 
A --------------------x-- 
D --------------------5--       

  D Dadd6 D     Dsus4   A
E --------------------0 
B 9---11-9--777-8-10--5
G 10--------77--------6 
D x---------77--------7
A 0-------------------0
D ---------------------   

  D Dadd6 D     Dsus4  
E --------------------3 
B 9---11-9--7--7------3
G 10--------79--9-7---0 
D x---------7---------0
A 0-------------------0
D --------------------5     

  D           A       D
E --------------------2---   
B 7-7-7-10-7--5-7-5---3-----   
G 7-7-7-------6-------2---   
D 7-7-7-------7-------0---   
A 0-----------0-------0  
D 0-------------------0--           

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Bill Withers-Just The Two Of Us - CHECK CHORDS - BPM - 95

Capo 1st fret
 
Chords:
Cmaj7    x32000
B7       x21202
Em7      022030 or x7978x
Dm7      xx0211 or x5756x
G7       320001
Ebm7     x11x2x or x6867x
 
[Intro - Half bar each - drums is Bxxx xxxB Bxxx xxxx - double bass figure on second chords]
Cmaj7    B7    Em7    (Dm7  G7)  
Cmaj7    B7    Em7    Em7 
(repeat)
 
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7        B7                Em7
   I see the crystal raindrops fall
        Dm7    G7    Cmaj7
And the beauty of it all
            B7                Em7            
Is when the sun comes shining through

Cmaj7            B7             Em7
   To make those rainbows in my mind
       Dm7      G7      Cmaj7
When I think of you sometime
            B7                   Em7
And I wanna spend some time with you
 
[Chorus]
         Cmaj7      B7        Em7  
Just the two of us,    we can make 
   Ebm7  Dm7
it if we try
G7       Cmaj7     B7           Em7
Just the two of us    (just the two 
of us)
         Cmaj7      B7          
Just the two of us,    building 
Em7     Ebm7   Dm7
castles in the sky
G7       Cmaj7      B7         Em7
Just the two of us,    you and I
 
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7          B7                
   We look for love, no time for 
Em7
tears
       Dm7     G7       Cmaj7
Wasted water's all that is
             B7              Em7
And it don't make no flowers grow
 
Cmaj7                B7            
   Good things might come to those 
    Em7
who wait
            Dm7       G7       Cmaj7
But not for those who wait too late
         B7            Em7
We gotta go for all we know
  
[Chorus]
         Cmaj7      B7        Em7  
Just the two of us,    we can make 
   Ebm7  Dm7
it if we try
G7       Cmaj7     B7           Em7
Just the two of us    (just the two 
of us)
         Cmaj7      B7              
Just the two of us,    building them
 Em7     Ebm7   Dm7
 castles in the sky
G7       Cmaj7      B7         Em7
Just the two of us,    you and I
 
[Solo] (all positions relative to 
capo on 1st fret)
   Cmaj7        B7          Bbmaj7  
e|-7--5-------7--5h7------|-5--3----
B|-5----8--5--4-----------|-3----6--
G|-5----------4-----------|-3-------
D|-5----------4-----------|-3-------
A|------------------------|---------
E|------------------------|---------
     A7        Abmaj7       G7      
---5---------|------------3--1-3---1
3--2---------|-8--6-------0---------
---2---------|-5----8--5--0---------
---2---------|-6----------x---------
-------------|------------x---------
-------------|------------3---------
  Cmaj7   F13
|-7-------10---------|
|-8---8---8----------|
|-9-------8----------| x2
|---------7----------|
|---------8----------|
|--------------------|
 
[Interlude]
Cmaj7    B7    Em7    (Dm7  G7)  
Cmaj7    B7    Em7    Em7
(repeat) 
 
[Verse 3]
Cmaj7         B7                Em7
   I hear the crystal raindrops fall
       Dm7    G7       Cmaj7
On the window down the hall
         B7                Em7
And it becomes the morning dew
 
Cmaj7           B7               
   And darling, when the morning 
Em7
comes
      Dm7     G7      Cmaj7
And I see the morning sun
        B7              Em7
I wanna be the one with you
 
[Chorus]
         Cmaj7      B7        Em7  
Just the two of us,    we can make 
   Ebm7  Dm7
it if we try
G7       Cmaj7     B7           Em7
Just the two of us    (just the two 
of us)
         Cmaj7      B7              
Just the two of us,    building big 
Em7     Ebm7   Dm7
castles way on high
G7       Cmaj7      B7         Em7
Just the two of us,    you and I

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