Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] It was Christmas Eve babe In the drunk tank An old man said to me, we won't see another one And then he sang a song A rare old mountain tune I turned my face away B5 E5 (hold) And dreamed about you [Pre-verse]

Got on a ^E5lucky one Came in eig^A5hteen to one I've got a ^E5feeling This year's for ^B5me and you So happy C^E5hristmas I love you ^A5baby I can see a^E5 better time When all our ^B5dreams ^E5come true

Rhythm: E5 B5 E5 A5 E5 A5 B5 A5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-14b-12----------12-14b-12----------------------------------------------| G|-----------13----13------------11~-----11--13b-11--------------------------| D|--------------14--------------------14------------14-11----11-9-11-13-14~--| A|--------------------------------------------------------12-----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 1]

They've got ^E5cars, they've got ^B5bars They've got ^C#5rivers of ^A5gold But the ^E5wind goes right t^B5hrough you It's no ^E5place for the o^B5ld When you ^E5first took my ^C#5hand On that ^E5cold Christmas ^A5Eve You ^E5promised me Broadway was w^B5aiting for ^E5me

[Verse 2]

You were ^E5handsome You were ^B5pretty Queen ^E5of New York ^A5City When the ^E5band finished ^A5playing They h^B5owled out for ^E5more Si^E5natra was s^B5winging, All the ^E5drunks they were ^A5singing And we ^E5kissed on the ^A5corner Then d^B5anced through the ^E5night

[Chorus 1]

And the ^A5boys of the NYPD choir Were ^E5singing "Galway ^C#5Bay" And the ^E5bells were ^A5ringing ^B5out For Christmas ^E5day

Rhythm: E5 B5 C#5 A5 E5 B5 E5 B5 E5 C#5 E5 A5 E5 E5 B5 E5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5-7-9-7-5-7-9-7-5-----12-14b-12----------------12-------------------------| G|-------------------6~------------13----11-13-14----11~---------------------| D|------------------------------------14-------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-14b-12-----------------------------------12----------------------------| G|-----------13----11-13b-11----------------13----13----11-13b-11------------| D|--------------14-----------14-11~------14----------14-----------14~--------| A|------------------------------------14-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 3]

You're a ^E5bum You're a ^B5punk You're an ^E5old slut on ^A5junk Lying ^E5there almost ^A5dead on a ^B5drip in that ^E5bed You s^E5cumbag, you ^B5maggot You c^E5heap lousy ^A5faggot Happy ^E5Christmas your ^A5arse I pray ^B5God it's our ^E5last

[Chorus 2]

And the ^A5boys of the NYPD choir Were ^E5singing "Galway ^C#5Bay" And the ^E5bells were ^A5ringing ^B5out For Christmas ^E5day

Rhythm: E5 A5 E5 B5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---5-4-4--2-2~--2-4-5--0---------------------------------------------------| G|-4------------------------1-1~----2-1--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------2-----4--2-2--1-1~-------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Bridge]

I could have ^E5been someone But so could a^A5nyone You took my ^E5dreams from me When I first ^B5found you I kept them ^E5with me babe I put them ^A5with my own Can't make it ^E5all alone I've built my dreams a^B5round ^E5you

[Chorus 3]

And the ^A5boys of the NYPD choir Still ^E5singing "Galway ^C#5Bay" And the ^E5bells are ^A5ringing ^B5out For Christmas ^E5day

Rhythm: E5 (pick slide) A5 E5 C#5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----0-2-0-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-------2-1-------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------2-4-6~------------------------------------------------------| <- there (D) can be played A|-------------------4~------------------------------------------------------| 1 instead of 4 (2nd guitar) E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Outro]

And the ^E5bells were ^A5ringing ^B5out For Christmas ^E5day

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No Use For a Name - Fairytale of new york