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 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 jolly, but it's folly when you volley for position
Dm7 G7 C Am7
Never in existence has there been such a resistance
Dm7 G7 C E7
To ideas meant to free us, if you could see us then you'd listen
Dm7 G7 C Am7
Toiling through the ages making toys on garnished wages
Dm7 G7 C E7
There's no union, we're only through when we outdo the competition
Chorus:
Dm7 G7 C C7
I make toys but I've got aspirations
Dm7 G7 C C7
Make some noise, use your imagination
Dm7 G7 C C7
Girls and boys, before you wish for
Dm7 G7
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:
Dm7 G7 C Am7
A full indentured servitude can reflect on one's attitude
Dm7 G7 C E7
But that silly red hat just makes the fat man look outrageous
Dm7 G7 C Am7
Absurd though it may seem, you know I've heard there's even been
Dm7 G7 C E7
Illegal doping, and though we're coping, I just hope it's not contagious
Dm7 G7 C Am7
You try to start a movement and you think you see improvement
Dm7 G7 C E7
But when thrown into the moment, we just don't seem so courageous
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Chorus:
Dm7 G7 C C7
I make toys but I've got aspirations
Dm7 G7 C C7
Make some noise, use your imagination
Dm7 G7 C C7
Girls and boys, before you wish for
Dm7 G7
What you wish for, there's a list for who's been
Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B G Cadd9
Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf
Bridge:
G6/B
You look at yourself, you're an elf
A#6b5 A7sus4 Fmaj13
And the shelf is just filled with disappointing memories
Cadd9 G6/B A#6b5
Trends come and go, and your friends wanna know
A7sus4 Fmaj13 Em7
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:
Dm7 G7 C Am7
We're used to repetition so we drew up a petition
Dm7 G7 C E7
We the undersigned feel undermined, let's redefine employment
Dm7 G7 C Am7
We know that we've got leverage, so we'll hand the fat man a beverage
Dm7 G7 C E7
He'll sit back while we attack the utter lack of our enjoyment
Dm7 G7 C Am7
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:
Dm7 G7 C C7
I make toys but I've got aspirations
Dm7 G7 C C7
Make some noise, use your imagination
Dm7 G7 C C7
Girls and boys, before you wish for
Dm7 G7
What you wish for, there's a list for who's been
Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B G
Naughty or nice, but consider the price
Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B G
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
