Intro C  

verse 1 
                         F 
You and Ludwig von Beethoven 
            C      G      Am 
And your Manhattan Grandfather 
     G      C         F 
Born on the 16th of December 
        G               C 
Ludwig, grandfather and you 

In Poland tanks were rolling 
F                C      G 
On Hudson Street it was snowing 
Am   G       C 
Taxi ride to the hospital 
F            G        C 
Labouring by centimetres 


verse 2 
G           C 
Lucy when I hear you crying  
F                 G 
I don't know what I can do 
              C  
You're so miserable lying  
F             G 
Next to me, I can't help you 


verse 3 

Who were you in your last life? 
F            C       G 
How come you came at Christmas? 
Am      G  C 
If you had waited longer 
F                                C 
You might have been Lady Di's baby 


verse 4 
G           C 
Lucy when I hear you crying  
F                 G 
I don't know what I can do 
              C  
You're so miserable lying  
F             G                C 
Next to me, I can't help you 


Verse 5 
                          
It's New Year's Day, your first one 
F            C   G   Am 
What is your resolution? 
     G        C     
It's raining, grey beginning 
F                 G                C 
Here's to Ludwig, grandfather and 
                         F 
You and Ludwig von Beethoven 
            C      G      Am 
And your Manhattan Grandfather 
     G      C         F 
Born on the 16th of December 
        G               C 
Ludwig, grandfather and you