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