Santa Tax

Intro
Dmaj7   A/C#   Bm7   Gmaj7

Intro
Dmaj7The Calendar Flipped, The Leaves Turned To Brown,
A/C#And Suddenly Santa Came To Town.
Bm7But Before The Goodwill, The Carols, The Cheer,
Gmaj7There's A List Full Of Names, And A Wallet Full Of Fear.
Dmaj7Every Cousin, Every Neighbor, Every Friend,
A/C#When Does The Obligation Ever End?
Bm7Searching For That Perfect Thing, The One I Know They'll Prize,
Gmaj7But I've Got Two Weeks Left And Tears In My Eyes.

Verse 1
Dmaj7Is A Gift Card Lazy? Is A Handmade Gift Cheap?
A/C#I Just Want To Buy Them Something They Can Keep.
Bm7But The Prices Are Climbing, The Sales Are All A Scam,
Gmaj7Just One More Item For The Credit Card Slam.

Pre-Chorus
Bm7It's The Most Stressful Time Of The Year,
Gmaj7When I Spend All My Money Just To Show I Care.
Dmaj7Paying The Santa Tax To The Holiday Debt,
A7'Cause I Still Haven't Finished, And I'm Not Ready Yet!
Bm7Oh, The Santa Tax, The Santa Tax,
Gmaj7Fighting All The Crowds Until My Spirit Cracks.
Dmaj7It's Just The Seasonal Fee For A Little Christmas Cheer,
A7A Costly Burden For The Ones We Hold So Dear.

Chorus
Bm7Parked Three Blocks Out By The Grocery Store Sign,
Gmaj7To Stand In A Returns Line That Wraps All The Way Behind.
Dmaj7Elbowing Strangers For The Last Video Game,
A7It's Not Goodwill Toward Men, It's A Frantic, Stressed-Out Game.
Bm7The Aisles Are A Mess, The Temperature's Too Hot,
Gmaj7I Just Want To Find The Sweater That They Said They Hadn't Got.
Dmaj7My Mind Is Overloaded, Decision-Making Fails,
A7I'm Blinded By The Sparkle Of The Ten-For-One Sales.

Verse 2
Dmaj7Is A Gift Card Lazy? Is A Handmade Gift Cheap?
A/C#I Just Want To Buy Them Something They Can Keep.
Bm7But The Prices Are Climbing, The Sales Are All A Scam,
Gmaj7Just One More Item For The Credit Card Slam.

Pre-Chorus
Bm7It's The Most Stressful Time Of The Year,
Gmaj7When I Spend All My Money Just To Show I Care.
Dmaj7Paying The Santa Tax To The Holiday Debt,
A7'Cause I Still Haven't Finished, And I'm Not Ready Yet!
Bm7Oh, The Santa Tax, The Santa Tax,
Gmaj7Fighting All The Crowds Until My Spirit Cracks.
Dmaj7It's Just The Seasonal Fee For A Little Christmas Cheer,
A7A Costly Burden For The Ones We Hold So Dear.

Bridge
Em7I Ordered It Online With Only Six Days Left,
Bm7The Tracking Information Leaves Me Quite Bereft.
Gmaj7It Says "Processing, Delayed, Pending In A Far-Off Town,"
A7If It's Late For Christmas Morning, My Whole World Will Fall Down!
Em7The Wrong Size, The Wrong Color, The Item That's Out Of Stock,
Bm7I Should Have Just Put Cash Right In A Simple Little Sock.

Final Chorus
Bm7It's The Most Stressful Time Of The Year,
Gmaj7When I Spend All My Money Just To Show I Care.
Dmaj7Paying The Santa Tax To The Holiday Debt,
A7'Cause I Still Haven't Finished, And I'm Not Ready Yet!
Bm7Oh, The Santa Tax, The Santa Tax,
Gmaj7Fighting All The Crowds Until My Spirit Cracks.
Dmaj7It's Just The Seasonal Fee For A Little Christmas Cheer,
A7A Costly Burden For The Ones We Hold So Dear.