Misc Originals – Charlie Hodgson - Tis The Season (Guitar)

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Intro: G Em G Em
G                        Em
When you people think of Christmas

             G                   Em
You think of presents under that pine

    G                        Em
All I can think of are your spoiled brats

     C                D
And working over time

G             Em
I get out one night a year

     G                       Em
It’s lonely and cold in this snow

         G                      Em
And Mrs. Clause ran off with an elf and gave

       C                D
A new meaning to “Ho Ho Ho”

     C
I’ve made my list

     D
I’m checking it twice

     G      D/F#      Em
And checking it twice more

     C
So I don’t forget what I like to sip

       D
When I head to liquor store

G       D/F#    Em    D
Tis the season to be jolly

C                   D
Sure, if you’re not me

G     D/F#    Em     D
My reindeer they get gassy

        C             D
And I’m downwind constantly

Em                 C
Keep the milk and cookies

          G            D
I’ll take aspirin and whiskey

G       D/F#   Em    D
Tis the season to be jolly

C         D         G
Sure, if you’re not me

      G                  Em
Going out without being recognized

      G             Em
Gets harder every year

      G                  Em
Only place I fit in are hipster bars

           C                        D
Where everyone’s got suspenders and beards

      G             Em
Kids ask me for new siblings

      G                  Em
Bad news little Jill and Tom

                G                            Em
There’s nothing left in Santa’s sack, if you know what I mean

          C               D
But I’ll gladly meet your mom

    C
I’m sick of lists

     D
From stupid kids

             G        D/F#           Em
With nothing but sugarplums in their heads

  C
C’mon you jabronies, how many ponies

        D
Do you think I can fit in this sled?

G       D/F#    Em    D
Tis the season to be jolly

C                   D
Sure, if you’re not me

G     D/F#    Em     D
My reindeer they get gassy

        C             D
And I’m downwind constantly

Em                 C 
Keep the milk and cookies

          G            D
I’ll take aspirin and whiskey

G       D/F#   Em    D
Tis the season to be jolly

C         D         G
Sure, if you’re not me
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    G                       Em
And people think I’m just a dirty old man

            G                       Em
You think I like having kids on my lap?

      G                       Em
They squirm too much and sometimes I scare them

           C                     D
‘Til their Huggies fill up with crap

           G                  Em
And when I ask, “What’s your name, little boy?”

            G                 Em
I hope it’s Mikey, Johnny, or Steve

         G                        Em
And not "I'm Chris Hansen from To Catch a Predator"

   C          D
On Dateline NBC........Uhh that elf swore she was 18!

G       D/F#    Em    D
Tis the season to be jolly

C                   D
Sure, if you’re not me

G     D/F#    Em     D
My reindeer they get gassy

        C             D
And I’m downwind constantly

Em                 C
Keep the milk and cookies

          G            D
I’ll take aspirin and whiskey

G       D/F#   Em    D
Tis the season to be jolly

C         D         G
Sure, if you’re not me

G       D/F#   Em    D
Tis the season to be jolly

C         D         G
Sure, if you’re not me

G       D/F#   Em    D
Tis the season to be jolly

C         D         G
Sure, if you’re not me