Intro C G D-G
G
it was christmas eve, babe..
C
in the drunk tank..
G
an old man said to me..
D
"won't see another one.."
G
and then he sang a song..
C
"the rare old mountain dew.."
G
i turned my face away..
D
and dreamed about you
G
got on a lucky one..
C
came in eighteen to one..
G
i've got a feeling..
D
this year's for me and you..
G
so happy christmas..
C
i love you, baby..
G
i can see a better time..
D -G
when all our dreams come true..
G D
they've got cars big as bars,
Em C
they’ve got rivers of gold
G D
but the wind goes right through you,
G D
it's no place for the old
G D
when i first took your hand
Em C
on a cold christmas eve
G
you said promise me broadway
D -Em -F#m G
was waiting for me
G D
i was handsome, you were pretty,
G C
queen of new york city
G C
when the band finished playing,
D -Em -F#m G
they howled out for more
G D
sinatra was swinging,
G C
all the drunks, they were singing
G C
we kissed on a corner,
D -Em -F#m G
then danced through the night
Chorus
C
and the boys of the nypd choir
G Em
were singing "galway bay"
G -C D
and the bells were ringing out
(G)
for christmas day
Int. G D Em C
G D G D G
G
"we could have been someone",
C
well, so could anyone
G
i took your dreams with me
D
when i first found you..
G
i kept them with me, babe,
C
i put them with my own
G
can't make it all alone,
-C D G
i've built my dreams around you
Chorus
C
and the boys of the nypd choir
G Em
still singing "galway bay"
G -C D
and the bells are ringing out
G G7
for christmas day..
C
and the boys of the nypd choir
G Em
still singing "galway bay"
G -C D
and the bells are ringing out
G Em
for christmas day..
G -C D
and the bells are ringing out
G
for christmas day..
Note: Nada aslinya intro dari F#
