Verse
B E
It was Christmas Eve babe, In the drunktank
B F#
An old man said to me, won't see another one
B E
And then he sang a song, The Rare Old Mountain Dew
B F# B
I turned my face away And dreamed about you
[Verse 2]
B E
Got on a lucky one Came in eighteen to one
B F#
I've got a feeling This year's for me and you
B E
So happy Christmas, I love you baby
B F# B
I can see a better time When all our dreams come true
[Verse 3]
B
They've got cars
F#
Big as bars
G#m E
They've got rivers of gold
B
But the wind goes right through you
F#
It's no place for the old
B G#m
When you first took my hand
B E
On a cold Christmas Eve
B
You promised me
F# B
Broadway was waiting for me
[Verse 4]
B
You were handsome
You were pretty
F#
Queen of New York City
B E
When the band finished playing
F# B
They howled out for more
B
Sinatra was swinging
F#
All the drunks they were singing
B E
We kissed on the corner
F# B
Then danced through the night
[Hook]
E F#
The boys of the NYPD choir
B G#m
Were singing 'Galway Bay'
B E
And the bells were ringing
F# B
Out for Christmas day
[Instrumental]
B E
B F#
B E
B F# B
[Verse 5]
B
You're a bum
F#
You're a punk
G#m E
You're an old slut on junk
B
Living there almost dead
F#
on a drip In that bed
B
You scum bag
You maggot
F#
You cheap lousy faggot
B E
Happy Christmas your arse
F#
I pray God
B
It's our last
[Hook]
E F#
The boys of the NYPD choir
B G#m
Still singing `Galway Bay`
B E
And the bells are ringing
F# B
Out for Christmas Day
[Verse 6]
B E
I could have been someone Well, So could anyone
B F#
You took my dreams From me when I first found you
B E
I kept them with me babe I put them with my own
B F# B
Can't make it all alone I've built my dreams around you
[Hook]
E F#
The boys of the NYPD choir
B G#m
Still Singing `Galway Bay`
B E
And the bells are ringing