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MERRY CHRISTMAS Robert Earl Keen
[G]Mom got drunk and [Cadd9]Dad got drunk
[G]At our Christmas [Cadd9]party
[G]We were drinkin' [Em]champagne punch
And [C]homemade egg[D]nog
[G]Little sister brought her [Cadd9]new boyfriend
[G]He was a [Cadd9]Mexican
[G]We didn't know what to [Em]think of him
'Til he [C]sang Feliz Navi[D]dad
Feliz Navi[G]dad
[G]Brother Ken brought his [Cadd9]kids with him
[G]The three from his first [Cadd9]wife Lynn
[G]And the two [Em]identical twins
From his[C] second wife Mary[D]Nell
[G]Of course he brought his [Cadd9]new wife Kaye
[G]Who talks all about [Cadd9]AA
[G]Chain smokin' while the [Em]stereo plays
[C]Noel, [D]Noel, The first Noel
CHORUS:
[D]Carve the turkey turn the ball game on
[C]Mix Margaritas when the eggnog's gone
[D]Send somebody to the Quik-Pak store
[C]We need some ice and an extention cord
[D]A can of bean dip and some Diet Rite
[C]A box of tampons and some Marlboro Lights
[G]Hallelujah every[Em]body say cheese
[C]Merry Christmas from the [D]fami[G]ly
[G]Fran and Rita drove from [Cadd9]Harlingen
[G]I can't remember how I'm [Cadd9]kin to them
[G]But when they tried to plug their [Em]motor home in
[C]They blew our christmas [D]lights
[G]Cousin David knew just [Cadd9]what went wrong
[G]So we all waited on our[Cadd9] front lawn
[G]He threw the breaker and the [Em]lights came on
And[C] we sang Silent [D]Night
Oh Silent [G]Night
CHORUS:
[D]Carve the turkey turn the ballgame on
[C]Make Bloody Marys cause we all want one
[D]Send somebody to the Stop 'n Go
[C]We need some celery and a can of fake snow
[D]A bag of lemons and some Dite Sprite
[C]A box of tampons and some Salem Lights
[G]Hallelujah everybody say cheese
[C]Merry Christmas from the [D]fami[C]ly
Feliz Navidad.
Here's how he plays the song on the album..
[G] [Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9]
E|--3-----3---3-----3-|--3-----3---3-----3-
B|--3-----3---3-----3-|--3-----3---3-----3-
G|--0-----0---0-----0-|--0-----0---0-----0-
D|--0-----0---0-0^2---|--0-----0---0-0^2---
A|--2-0^2---3---------|--2-0^2---3---------
E|3-------------------|3-------------------
[G] [Em] [C] [D]
E|--3---3---0-0-0-|--0-0-0---2-2-2-
B|--3---3---0-0-0-|--1-1-1---3-3-3-
G|--0---0---0-0-0-|--0-0-0---2-2-2-
D|--0---0---2-2-2-|--2-2-2-0-------
A|--2---2---2-2-2-|3---------------
E|3---2---0-------|----------------
Last time I saw him live he was finger picking the song. E-mail me if you
want info on this.
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