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