Elfs Lament

Barenaked Ladies

 Dm7G7CC7
Verse 1:
 Dm7/CG/DC/EAm/C
 I'm a man of reason, and they say 'tis the season
 Dm7/CG/DC/EE/B
To be jolly, but it's folly when you volley for position
 Dm7G7CAm7
 Never in existence has there been such a resistance
 Dm7G7CE7
To ideas meant to free us, if you could see us then you'd listen
 Dm7G7CAm7
 Toiling through the ages making toys on garnished wages
 Dm7G7CE7
There's no union, we're only through when we outdo the competition

Chorus:
 Dm7G7CC7
 I   make  toys but I've got aspirations
 Dm7G7CC7
 Make some noise, use your imagination
 Dm7G7CC7
 Girls and boys, before you wish for
 Dm7G7
What you wish for, there's a list 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:
 Dm7G7CAm7
full indentured servitude can reflect on one's attitude
 Dm7G7CE7
But that silly red hat just makes the fat man look outrageous
 Dm7G7CAm7
Absurd though it may seem, you know I've heard there's even been
 Dm7G7CE7
Illegal doping, and though we're coping, I just hope it's not contagious
 Dm7G7CAm7
You try to start a movement and you think you see improvement
 Dm7G7CE7
But when thrown into the moment, we just don't seem so courageous

Chorus:
 Dm7G7CC7
 I   make  toys but I've got aspirations
 Dm7G7CC7
 Make some noise, use your imagination
 Dm7G7CC7
 Girls and boys, before you wish for
 Dm7G7
What you wish for, there's a list for who's been
 Dsus2Cadd9G/BGCadd9
 Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf

Bridge:
 G6/B
You look at yourself, you're an elf
 A#6b5A7sus4Fmaj13
And the shelf is just filled with disappointing memories
 Cadd9G6/BA#6b5
   Trends come and go, and your friends wanna know
 A7sus4Fmaj13Em7
Why you aren't just happy making crappy little gizmos
Dm G Csus4 C N.C.
Every kid knows they'll just throw this stuff away

Verse 3:
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We're used to repetition so we drew up a petition
 Dm7G7CE7
We the undersigned feel undermined, let's redefine employment
 Dm7G7CAm7
We know that we've got leverage, so we'll hand the fat man a beverage
 Dm7G7CE7
He'll sit back while we attack the utter lack of our enjoyment
 Dm7G7CAm7
It may be tough to swallow, but our threats are far from hollow
Dm7 G7 C N.C. E7
He may thunder, but if he blunders he may wonder where the toys went

Chorus:
 Dm7G7CC7
 I   make  toys but I've got aspirations
 Dm7G7CC7
 Make some noise, use your imagination
 Dm7G7CC7
 Girls and boys, before you wish for
 Dm7G7
What you wish for, there's a list for who's been
 Dsus2Cadd9G/BG
 Naughty or nice, but consider the price
 Dsus2Cadd9G/BG
 Naughty or nice, but consider the price
Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B G N.C. C7
Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf


A7sus4 Am/C Am7 C C/E C7 Cadd9 Dm7 Dm7/C Dsus2 E/B E7 Em7 Fmaj13 G G/B G/D G6/B G7
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