A Christmas song from The Pogues. The instrumental line for the "whistle" is slightly different, due to the range not quite matching the uke. You could more easily play the original on a low G uke.
G D G A D
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C |---2---22-2--1-2
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A
D
G
AIt was Christmas
Deve babe in the
Gdrunk tank
D
A
An old man
Dsaid to me: won't see a
Another one
D
G
And then they
Dsang a song: the Rare Old
GMountain Dew
D
A
D
I turned my
Dface away and dreamed a
About
Dyou
A
D
G
AGot on a
Dlucky one, came in
Geighteen to one
D
A
I've got a
Dfeeling this year's for
Ame and you
D
G
So happy
DChristmas, I love you
Gbaby
D
A
D
I can see a
Dbetter time when all our
Adreams come
Dtrue
G D G A D
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Whistle theme
D A D G A D
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C |-------2------- ---------------2
G |--------------- ----------------
D
A
D
G
They got
Dcars big as
Abars, they got
Drivers of
Ggold
D
A
But the
Dwind goes right through you it's no place for the
Aold
D
A
D
G
When you
Dfirst took my
Ahand on a
Dcold Christmas
Geve
D
A
D
You
Dpromised me Broadway was
Awaiting for
Dme
D
A
You were
Dhandsome you were pretty, queen of New York
Acity
D
G
A
D
When the
Dband finished
Gplaying they
Ahowled out for
Dmore
D
A
Si
Dnatra was swinging all the drunks they were
Asinging
D
G
A
D
We
Dkissed on a
Gcorner then
Adanced through the
Dnight
G
D
Bm
And the
Gboys from the NYPD choir were
Dsinging Galway
BmBay
D
G
A
D
And the
Dbells were
Gringing
Aout for Christmas
Dday
Play Whistle theme x2
D A D G A D
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E |------2-2-----0 --------2-0-2p0-
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G |--------------- ----------------
D
A
You're a
Dbum you're a punk. You're an old slut on
Ajunk
D
G
A
D
Lying
Dthere almost
Gdead on a
Adrip in that
Dbed
D
A
You
Dscumbag you maggot. You cheap lousy
Afaggot
D
G
A
D
Happy
DChristmas your
Garse. I pray
Agod it's our
Dlast
G
D
Bm
And the
Gboys from the NYPD choir still
Dsinging Galway
BmBay
D
G
A
D
And the
Dbells were
Gringing
Aout for Christmas
Dday
(D) G D G A D
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C |--------2----2-2-22--1-2
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A
D
G
AI could have
Dbeen someone, well so could
Ganyone
D
A
You took my
Ddreams from me when I first
Afound you
D
G
I kept them
Dwith me babe I put them
Gwith my own
D
A
D
Can't make it
Dout alone, I've built my dreams a
Around
Dyou
G
D
Bm
And the
Gboys from the NYPD choir still
Dsinging Galway
BmBay
D
G
A
D
And the
Dbells were
Gringing
Aout for Christmas
Dday
First time, start at *, then repeat
A D * G D G A D
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