Elf's Lament Barenaked Ladies
ELF'S LAMENT - Barenaked Ladies (Ft. Micheal Bublé)
Standard Tuning, Capo on 2nd fret
Last christmas song, I swear.
Intro:
[Dm7] [G7] [C] [Am7]
[Dm7] [G7] [C] [C7]
Verse 1:
[Dm7/C]I'm a man of [G/D]reason, and they [C/E]say 'tis the [Am/C]season
To be j[Dm7/C]olly, but it's f[G/D]olly when you vo[C/E]lley for positi[E/B]on
[Dm7]Never in exi[G7]stence has there bee[C]n such a res[Am7]istance
To id[Dm7]eas meant to fre[G7]e us, if you could se[C]e us then you'd list[E7]en
[Dm7]Toiling through the a[G7]ges making toys[C] on garnished w[Am7]ages
There's no u[Dm7]nion, we're only thr[G7]ough when we outd[C]o the competit[E7]ion
Chorus:
[Dm7]I m[G7]ake [C]toys but I've got a[C7]spirations
[Dm7]Make s[G7]ome no[C]ise, use your im[C7]agination
[Dm7]Girls [G7]and b[C]oys, before you wi[C7]sh for
What you wi[Dm7]sh for, there's a l[G7]ist for who's been
Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B G C Csus4 C N.C.
Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf
Verse 2:
A [Dm7]full indentured se[G7]rvitude can r[C]eflect on one's [Am7]attitude
But [Dm7]that silly red [G7]hat just makes the fa[C]t man look outra[E7]geous
Ab[Dm7]surd though it may [G7]seem, you know I've [C]heard there's even b[Am7]een
Illegal d[Dm7]oping, and though we're c[G7]oping, I just h[C]ope it's not contag[E7]ious
You [Dm7]try to start a m[G7]ovement and you thin[C]k you see impr[Am7]ovement
But when thr[Dm7]own into the mo[G7]ment, we just do[C]n't seem so cour[E7]ageous
Chorus:
[Dm7]I m[G7]ake [C]toys but I've got a[C7]spirations
[Dm7]Make s[G7]ome no[C]ise, use your im[C7]agination
[Dm7]Girls [G7]and b[C]oys, before you wi[C7]sh for
What you wi[Dm7]sh for, there's a l[G7]ist for who's been
[Dsus2]Naughty or [Cadd9]nice, but con[G/B]sider the [G]price to an [Cadd9]elf
Bridge:
You look at yoursel[G6/B]f, you're an elf
And the shel[A#6b5]f is just filled with [A7sus4]disappointing mem[Fmaj13]ories
[Cadd9] Trends come and go[G6/B], and your friends wanna kno[A#6b5]w
Why you aren't just h[A7sus4]appy making cr[Fmaj13]appy little giz[Em7]mos
Dm G Csus4 C N.C.
Every kid knows they'll just throw this stuff away
Verse 3:
We're [Dm7]used to repet[G7]ition so we dre[C]w up a pet[Am7]ition
We the u[Dm7]ndersigned feel u[G7]ndermined, let's r[C]edefine employm[E7]ent
We [Dm7]know that we've got le[G7]verage, so we'll h[C]and the fat man a b[Am7]everage
He'll sit b[Dm7]ack while we att[G7]ack the utter la[C]ck of our enjoym[E7]ent
It [Dm7]may be tough to swa[G7]llow, but our th[C]reats are far from ho[Am7]llow
Dm7 G7 C N.C. E7
He may thunder, but if he blunders he may wonder where the toys went
Chorus:
[Dm7]I m[G7]ake [C]toys but I've got a[C7]spirations
[Dm7]Make s[G7]ome no[C]ise, use your im[C7]agination
[Dm7]Girls [G7]and b[C]oys, before you wi[C7]sh for
What you wi[Dm7]sh for, there's a l[G7]ist for who's been
[Dsus2]Naughty or [Cadd9]nice, but con[G/B]sider the [G]price
[Dsus2]Naughty or [Cadd9]nice, but con[G/B]sider the [G]price
Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B G N.C. C7
Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf
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