Verse
F A#
It was Christmas Eve babe, In the drunktank
F C
An old man said to me, won't see another one
F A#
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 A#
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 A#
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
Dm A#
They've got rivers of gold
F
But the wind goes right through you
C
It's no place for the old
F Dm
When you first took my hand
F A#
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 A#
When the band finished playing
C F
They howled out for more
F
Sinatra was swinging
C
All the drunks they were singing
F A#
We kissed on the corner
C F
Then danced through the night
[Hook]
A# C
The boys of the NYPD choir
F Dm
Were singing 'Galway Bay'
F A#
And the bells were ringing
C F
Out for Christmas day
[Instrumental]
F A#
F C
F A#
F C F
[Verse 5]
F
You're a bum
C
You're a punk
Dm A#
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 A#
Happy Christmas your arse
C
I pray God
F
It's our last
[Hook]
A# C
The boys of the NYPD choir
F Dm
Still singing `Galway Bay`
F A#
And the bells are ringing
C F
Out for Christmas Day
[Verse 6]
F A#
I could have been someone Well, So could anyone
F C
You took my dreams From me when I first found you
F A#
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]
A# C
The boys of the NYPD choir
F Dm
Still Singing `Galway Bay`
F A#
And the bells are ringing