Fairytale Of New York Acoustic chords by Ed Sheeran

• Capo on 7th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

Capo - 7th fret


Verse 1:

         G        C
It was Christmas Eve babe, In the drunktank
      G           D
An old man said to me, won't see another one
      G             C
And then he sang a song, The Rare Old Mountain Dew
      G       C    D   G
I turned my face away And dreamed about you

Verse 2:

     G           C
Got on a lucky one Came in eighteen to one
      G            D
I've got a feeling This year's for me and you
     G          C
So happy Christmas, I love you baby
      G        C    D      G
I can see a better time When all our dreams come true


Verse 3:

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


Verse 4:

     G
You were handsome

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


Hook:

  C        D
The boys of the NYPD choir
   G        Em
Were singing 'Galway Bay'
    G     C
And the bells were ringing
D         G
Out for Christmas day


Short Instrumental:

G C
G D
G C
G D G


Verse 5:

G
You're a bum
     D
You're a punk
     Em      C
You're an old gal on junk
    G
Living there almost dead
         D
on a drip In that bed
  G
You scum bag

You maggot
        D
You cheap lousy blaggar
   G       C
Happy Christmas your muggar
    D
I pray God
     G
It's our last


Hook:

    C       D
The boys of the NYPD choir
    G       Em
Still singing 'Galway Bay'
    G     C
And the bells are ringing
D         G
Out for Christmas Day


Verse 6:

       G              C
I could have been someone Well, So could anyone
      G              D
You took my dreams From me when I first found you
      G            C
I kept them with me babe I put them with my own
       G               D   G
Can't make it all alone I've built my dreams around you


Hook:

    C       D
The boys of the NYPD choir
   G        Em
Still Singing 'Galway Bay'
    G     C
And the bells are ringing
D         G
Out for Christmas Day


Short Instrumental:

G C
G D
G C
G D G