Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Old city bar

In an o^Gld city ^G/F#bar That's n^Emever too f^Em7ar From the p^Claces that g^C/Bather From the dr^Ameams that have b^Deen In the s^Gafety of ^G/F#night With it's ^Emold neon l^Em7ight It b^Ceckons to str^C/Bangers And they ^Amalways come i^Dn

And the s^Gnow it was f^G/F#alling The n^Emeon was c^Em7alling The m^Cusic was ^C/Blow And the ^Amnight, Christmas E^Dve And h^Gere was the d^G/F#anger ^EmEven with st^Em7rangers In^Cside of this n^Dight It's e^Dasier to believe

Then the d^Goor opened ^G/F#wide And a ch^Emild came i^Em7nside That no ^Cone in the ^C/Bbar Had s^Ameen there bef^Dore And he a^Gsked did we k^G/F#now That out^Emside in the s^Em7now That s^Comeone was l^C/Bost Standing ^Amoutside our d^Door

And the ^Gbartender g^G/F#azed Through the s^Emmoke and the h^Em7aze Through the wi^Cndow and ^C/Bice To that co^Amrner streetl^Dight Where st^Ganding a^G/F#lone By a br^Emoken pay p^Em7hone Was a g^Cirl the c^C/Bhild said Could no ^Amlonger get h^Dome

And the s^Gnow it was f^G/F#alling The n^Emeon was ca^Em7lling The ba^Crtender tu^C/Brned and said, "^AmNot that I c^Dare. But h^Gow would you ^G/F#know this?" The c^Emhild said, "I've ^Em7noticed, If o^Cne could be h^Dome, They'd be a^Dlready there."

Then the b^Cartender ^C/Bcame out From be^Amhind the ba^Gr In a^Cll of his l^C/Bife It was n^Amever that f^Gar And he d^Cid something e^C/Blse That he t^Amhought no one s^Gaw When he ^Ctook all the ^C/Bcash From the r^Amegister dr^Gawer

Then he f^Dollowed the ch^Cild To the gi^Grl across the s^Gtreet And we wa^Dtched from the b^Car As they s^Gtarted to sp^Geak Then he c^Called for a c^Gab And he ^Csaid, "J.F.K^G." Put the ^Cgirl in the c^Gab Then the c^Cab pulled aw^Gay And we could ^Csee in his ha^Gnds That the c^Cash was all g^Gone From the l^Cight that she had wished u^Dpon

If you w^Gant to a^G/F#rrange it This wo^Emrld you can c^Em7hange it If ^Cwe could some^C/Bhow make this Ch^Amristmas thing l^Dast By h^Gelping a n^G/F#eighbor Or ^Emeven a str^Em7anger To kn^Cow who needs h^Delp

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You need only just ^Gask ^{G/F# Em Em7 C C/B D D}

Then he ^Glooked for the c^G/F#hild The c^Emhild wasn't t^Em7here Just the w^Cind and the ^C/Bsnow Waltzing dr^Ameams filled the a^Dir So he wa^Glked back in^G/F#side Somehow ^Emdifferent I t^Em7hink For the r^Cest of the n^C/Bight No one p^Amaid for a dr^Dink

And the ^Gcynics will ^G/F#say That some ne^Emighborhood k^Em7id Wandered ^Cin on some ^C/Bbums In the w^Amorld where they h^Did But th^Gey weren’t t^G/F#here So they c^Emouldn’t s^Em7ee By an o^Cld neon s^C/Btar On that n^Amight Christmas ^DEve

When the s^Gnow it was f^G/F#alling The n^Emeon was ca^Em7lling In c^Case you should ^C/Bwonder In c^Amase you should c^Dare Why ^Gwe on our ^G/F#own ^EmNever went h^Em7ome On that n^Cight of all n^Dights We were a^Dlready ther^Ce ^{C/B Am G}