Santa Tax

Intro
Gmaj7   D/F#   Em7   Cmaj7

Intro
Gmaj7The Calendar Flipped, The Leaves Turned To Brown,
D/F#And Suddenly Santa Came To Town.
Em7But Before The Goodwill, The Carols, The Cheer,
Cmaj7There's A List Full Of Names, And A Wallet Full Of Fear.
Gmaj7Every Cousin, Every Neighbor, Every Friend,
D/F#When Does The Obligation Ever End?
Em7Searching For That Perfect Thing, The One I Know They'll Prize,
Cmaj7But I've Got Two Weeks Left And Tears In My Eyes.

Verse 1
Gmaj7Is A Gift Card Lazy? Is A Handmade Gift Cheap?
D/F#I Just Want To Buy Them Something They Can Keep.
Em7But The Prices Are Climbing, The Sales Are All A Scam,
Cmaj7Just One More Item For The Credit Card Slam.

Pre-Chorus
Em7It's The Most Stressful Time Of The Year,
Cmaj7When I Spend All My Money Just To Show I Care.
Gmaj7Paying The Santa Tax To The Holiday Debt,
D7'Cause I Still Haven't Finished, And I'm Not Ready Yet!
Em7Oh, The Santa Tax, The Santa Tax,
Cmaj7Fighting All The Crowds Until My Spirit Cracks.
Gmaj7It's Just The Seasonal Fee For A Little Christmas Cheer,
D7A Costly Burden For The Ones We Hold So Dear.

Chorus
Em7Parked Three Blocks Out By The Grocery Store Sign,
Cmaj7To Stand In A Returns Line That Wraps All The Way Behind.
Gmaj7Elbowing Strangers For The Last Video Game,
D7It's Not Goodwill Toward Men, It's A Frantic, Stressed-Out Game.
Em7The Aisles Are A Mess, The Temperature's Too Hot,
Cmaj7I Just Want To Find The Sweater That They Said They Hadn't Got.
Gmaj7My Mind Is Overloaded, Decision-Making Fails,
D7I'm Blinded By The Sparkle Of The Ten-For-One Sales.

Verse 2
Gmaj7Is A Gift Card Lazy? Is A Handmade Gift Cheap?
D/F#I Just Want To Buy Them Something They Can Keep.
Em7But The Prices Are Climbing, The Sales Are All A Scam,
Cmaj7Just One More Item For The Credit Card Slam.

Pre-Chorus
Em7It's The Most Stressful Time Of The Year,
Cmaj7When I Spend All My Money Just To Show I Care.
Gmaj7Paying The Santa Tax To The Holiday Debt,
D7'Cause I Still Haven't Finished, And I'm Not Ready Yet!
Em7Oh, The Santa Tax, The Santa Tax,
Cmaj7Fighting All The Crowds Until My Spirit Cracks.
Gmaj7It's Just The Seasonal Fee For A Little Christmas Cheer,
D7A Costly Burden For The Ones We Hold So Dear.

Bridge
Am7I Ordered It Online With Only Six Days Left,
Em7The Tracking Information Leaves Me Quite Bereft.
Cmaj7It Says "Processing, Delayed, Pending In A Far-Off Town,"
D7If It's Late For Christmas Morning, My Whole World Will Fall Down!
Am7The Wrong Size, The Wrong Color, The Item That's Out Of Stock,
Em7I Should Have Just Put Cash Right In A Simple Little Sock.

Final Chorus
Em7It's The Most Stressful Time Of The Year,
Cmaj7When I Spend All My Money Just To Show I Care.
Gmaj7Paying The Santa Tax To The Holiday Debt,
D7'Cause I Still Haven't Finished, And I'm Not Ready Yet!
Em7Oh, The Santa Tax, The Santa Tax,
Cmaj7Fighting All The Crowds Until My Spirit Cracks.
Gmaj7It's Just The Seasonal Fee For A Little Christmas Cheer,
D7A Costly Burden For The Ones We Hold So Dear.