Verse
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 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 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
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
[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 slut on junk
G
Living there almost dead
D
on a drip In that bed
G
You scum bag
You maggot
D
You cheap lousy faggot
G C
Happy Christmas your arse
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