Intro: G D G A D A D G It was Christmas Eve babe, in the drunktank D An old man said to me, wonʼt see another one A D And then he sang a song G ʼThe Rare Old Mountain Dewʼ D And I turned my face away G A And dreamed about you D G Got on a lucky one, came in eighteen to one D A Iʼve got a feeling this yearʼs for me and you D G So Happy Christmas, I love you baby D G A I can see a better time when all our dreams come true Instrumental: D G D D Theyʼve got cars A Big as bars Bm G Theyʼve got rivers of gold D But the wind goes right through you A Itʼs no place for the old D Bm When you first took my hand D G On a cold Christmas Eve D You promised me A D Broadway was waiting for me D You were handsome, you were pretty A Queen of New York City D G When the band finished playing A D They howled out for more D Sinatra was swinging A All the drunks they were singing D G We kissed on the corner A D Then danced through the night Chorus: G A The boys of the NYPD choir D Bm Were singing ʼGalway Bayʼ D G And the bells were ringing A D Out for Christmas day Instrumental: Bm D A D G D A D D Youʼre a bum, youʼre a punk A Youʼre an old slut on junk D G A Living there almost dead on a drip D In that bed, you scum bag, you maggot A You cheap lousy faggot D G A Happy Christmas your arse I pray God D A D Itʼs our last Chorus: G A The boys of the NYPD choir D Bm Were singing ʼGalway Bayʼ D G And the bells were ringing A D G D A Out for Christmas day D I could have been someone G Well, so could anyone D You took my dreams A From me when I first found you D I kept them with me babe G I put them with my own D Canʼt make it all alone G A D Iʼve built my dreams around you Chorus: G A The boys of the NYPD choir D Bm Were singing ʼGalway Bayʼ D G And the bells were ringing A D G D A Out for Christmas day Coda: G D A D x3
