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