Fairytale of New York

It was Christmas (C)Eve, babe,

in the (F)drunk tank, when an old man (C)said to me,

"Won't see (Dm7)another one."

(G)And then he (C)sang a song,

"The Rare Old (F)Mountain Dew."

I turned my (Cmaj7)face away (C)and dreamed (Gsus)about (C)(G7sus)you.

Got on a (C)Eve, babe,

in the (F)drunk tank, when an old man (C)said to me,

"Won't see (Dm7)another one."

(G)And then he (C)sang a song,

"The Rare Old (F)Mountain Dew."

I turned my (Cmaj7)face away

(C)and dreamed (Gsus)about (C)you.

(G7sus)Got on a (Gsus)dreams come (C)true.

(C)They got cars big as (G)bars,

they got (Am)rivers of (F)gold;

but the (C)wind goes right through you,

it's no place for the (G)old.

When you (C)first took my (Am)hand on a (C)cold

Christmas (F)Eve, you (C)promised me Broadway was (G)waiting for (C)me.

You were handsome, You were pretty,

Queen of New York (G)City.

When the (C)band finished (F)playing, they (G)howled out for (C)more.

Sinatra was swinging;

all the drunks, they were (G)singing.

We (C)kissed on the (F)corner, then (G)danced through the (C)night.

The (F)boys of the NYPD choir were (C)singing "Galway (Am)Bay."

And the (C)bells were (F)ringing out (G)for Christmas Day.

(C)You're a handsome, You were pretty,

Queen of New York (G)City.

When the (C)band finished (F)playing, they (G)howled out for (C)more.

Sinatra was swinging;

all the drunks, they were (G)singing.

We (C)kissed on the (F)corner, then (G)danced through the (C)night.

The (F)boys of the NYPD choir were (C)singing "Galway (Am)Bay."

And the (C)bells were (F)ringing out (G)for Christmas Day.

(C)You're a

(G)I could have (C)been someone.

Well, so could (F)anyone.

You took my (C)dreams from me when I first (Gsus)found (G)you.