| the Pogues | C-Dur | Sigi |
Getragen
| C | F | C | G |
It was Christmas Eve babe in the drunk tank, An old man said to me, won’t see another one
| C | F | C | G | C |
And then he sang a song The Rare Old Mountain Dew, I turned my face away and dreamed about you.
| C | F | C | G |
Got on a lucky one came in eighteen to one, I’ve got a feeling this year’s for me and you
| C | F | C | G |
So happy Christmas, I love you baby, There’s gonna be some goodtime when all our dreams come true
Zwischenspiel
Schwungvoll
| C | F | C | G |
They’ve got cars big as bars, they’ve got rivers of gold, But the wind goes right through you; it’s no place for the old
| C | F | C | G |
When you first took my hand, on a cold Christmas Eve, You promised me Broadway was waiting for me.
| C |
You were handsome, you were pretty, queen of New York City
| C | F | G | C |
When the band finished playing they howled out for more
| C |
Sinatra was swinging, all the drunks they were singing
| C | F | G | C |
We kissed on a corner then danced through the night.
Chorus:
| F | C | A |
The boys of the NYPD choir were singing „Galway Bay“
| C | F | G | C |
And the bells were ringing out for Christmas day
I could have been someone, well so could anyone
You took my dreams from me when I first found you
I kept them with me babe; I put them with my own
Can’t make it all alone, I’ve built my dreams around you
Chorus
You’re a bum, you’re a punk, you’re an old slut on junk
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot
Happy Christmas my arse, I’d rather be dead.
Chorus:
| C | F |
So happy Christmas, I love you baby
| C | G | C | C |
There’s gonna be some goodtime when all our dreams come true
Fade Out Melodie