Santa Tax

Intro
Emaj7   B/D#   C#m7   Amaj7

Intro
Emaj7The Calendar Flipped, The Leaves Turned To Brown,
B/D#And Suddenly Santa Came To Town.
C#m7But Before The Goodwill, The Carols, The Cheer,
Amaj7There's A List Full Of Names, And A Wallet Full Of Fear.
Emaj7Every Cousin, Every Neighbor, Every Friend,
B/D#When Does The Obligation Ever End?
C#m7Searching For That Perfect Thing, The One I Know They'll Prize,
Amaj7But I've Got Two Weeks Left And Tears In My Eyes.

Verse 1
Emaj7Is A Gift Card Lazy? Is A Handmade Gift Cheap?
B/D#I Just Want To Buy Them Something They Can Keep.
C#m7But The Prices Are Climbing, The Sales Are All A Scam,
Amaj7Just One More Item For The Credit Card Slam.

Pre-Chorus
C#m7It's The Most Stressful Time Of The Year,
Amaj7When I Spend All My Money Just To Show I Care.
Emaj7Paying The Santa Tax To The Holiday Debt,
B7'Cause I Still Haven't Finished, And I'm Not Ready Yet!
C#m7Oh, The Santa Tax, The Santa Tax,
Amaj7Fighting All The Crowds Until My Spirit Cracks.
Emaj7It's Just The Seasonal Fee For A Little Christmas Cheer,
B7A Costly Burden For The Ones We Hold So Dear.

Chorus
C#m7Parked Three Blocks Out By The Grocery Store Sign,
Amaj7To Stand In A Returns Line That Wraps All The Way Behind.
Emaj7Elbowing Strangers For The Last Video Game,
B7It's Not Goodwill Toward Men, It's A Frantic, Stressed-Out Game.
C#m7The Aisles Are A Mess, The Temperature's Too Hot,
Amaj7I Just Want To Find The Sweater That They Said They Hadn't Got.
Emaj7My Mind Is Overloaded, Decision-Making Fails,
B7I'm Blinded By The Sparkle Of The Ten-For-One Sales.

Verse 2
Emaj7Is A Gift Card Lazy? Is A Handmade Gift Cheap?
B/D#I Just Want To Buy Them Something They Can Keep.
C#m7But The Prices Are Climbing, The Sales Are All A Scam,
Amaj7Just One More Item For The Credit Card Slam.

Pre-Chorus
C#m7It's The Most Stressful Time Of The Year,
Amaj7When I Spend All My Money Just To Show I Care.
Emaj7Paying The Santa Tax To The Holiday Debt,
B7'Cause I Still Haven't Finished, And I'm Not Ready Yet!
C#m7Oh, The Santa Tax, The Santa Tax,
Amaj7Fighting All The Crowds Until My Spirit Cracks.
Emaj7It's Just The Seasonal Fee For A Little Christmas Cheer,
B7A Costly Burden For The Ones We Hold So Dear.

Bridge
F#m7I Ordered It Online With Only Six Days Left,
C#m7The Tracking Information Leaves Me Quite Bereft.
Amaj7It Says "Processing, Delayed, Pending In A Far-Off Town,"
B7If It's Late For Christmas Morning, My Whole World Will Fall Down!
F#m7The Wrong Size, The Wrong Color, The Item That's Out Of Stock,
C#m7I Should Have Just Put Cash Right In A Simple Little Sock.

Final Chorus
C#m7It's The Most Stressful Time Of The Year,
Amaj7When I Spend All My Money Just To Show I Care.
Emaj7Paying The Santa Tax To The Holiday Debt,
B7'Cause I Still Haven't Finished, And I'm Not Ready Yet!
C#m7Oh, The Santa Tax, The Santa Tax,
Amaj7Fighting All The Crowds Until My Spirit Cracks.
Emaj7It's Just The Seasonal Fee For A Little Christmas Cheer,
B7A Costly Burden For The Ones We Hold So Dear.