[Verse 1]
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It was Christmas Eve babe, In the drunktank
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An old man said to me, won't see another one
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And then he sang a song, The Rare Old Mountain Dew
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I turned my face away And dreamed about you

[Verse 2]
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Got on a lucky one Came in eighteen to one
           G                       D
I've got a feeling This year's for me and you
         G                    C
So happy Christmas, I love you baby
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I can see a better time When all our dreams come true

[Verse 3]
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They've got cars
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Big as bars
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They've got rivers of gold
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But the wind goes right through you
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It's no place for the old
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When you first took my hand
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On a cold Christmas Eve
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You promised me
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Broadway was waiting for me

[Verse 4]
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You were handsome

You were pretty
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Queen of New York City
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When the band finished playing
     D              G
They howled out for more
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Sinatra was swinging
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All the drunks they were singing
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We kissed on the corner
     D                  G
Then danced through the night

[Chorus]
    C                D
The boys of the NYPD choir
     G               Em
Were singing 'Galway Bay'
        G          C
And the bells were ringing
D                 G
Out for Christmas day

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[Verse 5]
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You're a bum
         D
You're a punk
          Em           C
You're an old gal on junk
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Living there almost dead
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on a drip In that bed
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You scum bag

You maggot
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You cheap lousy blaggar
      G              C
Happy Christmas your muggar
       D
I pray God
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It's our last

[Chorus]
       C             D
The boys of the NYPD choir
       G              Em
Still singing `Galway Bay`
        G         C
And the bells are ringing
D                 G
Out for Christmas Day

[Verse 6]
             G                           C
I could have been someone Well, So could anyone
            G                           D
You took my dreams From me when I first found you
            G                       C
I kept them with me babe I put them with my own
              G                              D      G
Can't make it all alone I've built my dreams around you

[Chorus]
       C             D
The boys of the NYPD choir
      G               Em
Still Singing `Galway Bay`
        G         C
And the bells are ringing
D                 G
Out for Christmas Day

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