Pogues-FairyTale New York - BPM - 78
[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--