EA
It was Christmas Eve babe In the drunk tank
EBE
An old man said to me, won't see another one And then he sang a song
AE
The Rare Old Mountain Dew And I turned my face away
AE
And dreamed about you
(FASTER)
EA
Got on a lucky one Came in eighteen to one
EB
I've got a feeling This year's for me and you
EA
So happy Christmas I love you baby
EBE
I can see a better time When all our dreams come true
SOLO #1
CHORDS E, B, E, B, E, A, B, E
E5
They've got cars
B5
Big as bars
Db5A5
They've got rivers of gold
E5B5
But the wind goes right through you
E5B5
It's no place for the old
E5Db5
When you first took my hand
E5A5
On a cold Christmas Eve
E5
You promised me
B5E5
Broadway was waiting for me
You were handsome
B5
You were pretty
E5A5
Queen of New York City
E5A5
When the band finished playing
B5E5
They howled out for more
E5B5
Sinatra was swinging
E5A5
All the drunks they were singing
E5A5
And we kissed on the corner
B5E5
Then danced through the night
CHORUS
A5
The boys of the NYPD choir
E5D5Db5
Were singing 'Gal-way Bay'
E(LOW)A5
And the bells were ringing
B5 (STOP!)
Out for Christmas day
SOLO #2-OVER VERSE CHORDS (E, B, Db, A, E, B, E, B, E, Db, E, A, E, A, E)
VERSE 2
You're a bum
You're a punk
You're an old slut on junk
Living there almost dead on a drip
In that bed
You scum bag
You maggot
You cheap lousy faggot
Happy Christmas your arse
I pray God
It's our last
CHORUS
SOLO #3 PLAYED OVER E, A, E, B
E
I could have been someone
A
So could anyone
E
You took my dreams
B
From me when I first found you
E
I kept them with me babe
A
I put them with my own
E
Can't make it all alone
A B E (LOW)
I've built my dreams around you
CHORUS
OUTRO - OVER CHORUS
(VOCALS OVER LAST LINE OF CHOURS)
And the bells were ringing out for Christmas day
Solo 1
e|-7-7/9/7-4---4-7-7/9/7---|----4-----------------------|
b|-----------5-----------7-|-5H7--7---7-5----------4-5--|
g|-------------------------|-------------6---6-4-6------|
d|-------------------------|---------------7------------|
a|-------------------------|----------------------------|
e|-------------------------|----------------------------|Solo 2
e|-----4-----------------|-7-7-7/9-7-4-----4-5-7----|
b|-5-7---7-5-7-7/9-7-5---|-------------5-7-------7--|
g|---------------------6-|--------------------------|
d|-----------------------|--------------------------|
a|-----------------------|--------------------------|
e|-----------------------|--------------------------|e|-7-7/9-7-4---------------|-----------7-4--------------|
b|-----------5-7-7/9-7-5---|-----5-(7)----5-7-7/9-7-5---|
g|-----------------------6-|-4-6------------------------|
d|-------------------------|----------------------------|
a|-------------------------|----------------------------|
e|-------------------------|----------------------------|Solo 3
e|--------------------------------------|
b|---5-4-4------4-5---------------------|
g|-6-------66-6-----4------4------------|
d|--------------------66-6---6-4--------|
a|-------------------------------77-66--|
e|--------------------------------------|Solo 4
e|--------------------------|
b|--------------------------|
g|-------4-6-4--------------|
d|-7-7-7-------7-6/4---4-6--|
a|-------------------7------|
e|--------------------------|