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