Santa Tax

Intro
Cmaj7   G/B   Am7   Fmaj7

Intro
Cmaj7The Calendar Flipped, The Leaves Turned To Brown,
G/BAnd Suddenly Santa Came To Town.
Am7But Before The Goodwill, The Carols, The Cheer,
Fmaj7There's A List Full Of Names, And A Wallet Full Of Fear.
Cmaj7Every Cousin, Every Neighbor, Every Friend,
G/BWhen Does The Obligation Ever End?
Am7Searching For That Perfect Thing, The One I Know They'll Prize,
Fmaj7But I've Got Two Weeks Left And Tears In My Eyes.

Verse 1
Cmaj7Is A Gift Card Lazy? Is A Handmade Gift Cheap?
G/BI Just Want To Buy Them Something They Can Keep.
Am7But The Prices Are Climbing, The Sales Are All A Scam,
Fmaj7Just One More Item For The Credit Card Slam.

Pre-Chorus
Am7It's The Most Stressful Time Of The Year,
Fmaj7When I Spend All My Money Just To Show I Care.
Cmaj7Paying The Santa Tax To The Holiday Debt,
G7'Cause I Still Haven't Finished, And I'm Not Ready Yet!
Am7Oh, The Santa Tax, The Santa Tax,
Fmaj7Fighting All The Crowds Until My Spirit Cracks.
Cmaj7It's Just The Seasonal Fee For A Little Christmas Cheer,
G7A Costly Burden For The Ones We Hold So Dear.

Chorus
Am7Parked Three Blocks Out By The Grocery Store Sign,
Fmaj7To Stand In A Returns Line That Wraps All The Way Behind.
Cmaj7Elbowing Strangers For The Last Video Game,
G7It's Not Goodwill Toward Men, It's A Frantic, Stressed-Out Game.
Am7The Aisles Are A Mess, The Temperature's Too Hot,
Fmaj7I Just Want To Find The Sweater That They Said They Hadn't Got.
Cmaj7My Mind Is Overloaded, Decision-Making Fails,
G7I'm Blinded By The Sparkle Of The Ten-For-One Sales.

Verse 2
Cmaj7Is A Gift Card Lazy? Is A Handmade Gift Cheap?
G/BI Just Want To Buy Them Something They Can Keep.
Am7But The Prices Are Climbing, The Sales Are All A Scam,
Fmaj7Just One More Item For The Credit Card Slam.

Pre-Chorus
Am7It's The Most Stressful Time Of The Year,
Fmaj7When I Spend All My Money Just To Show I Care.
Cmaj7Paying The Santa Tax To The Holiday Debt,
G7'Cause I Still Haven't Finished, And I'm Not Ready Yet!
Am7Oh, The Santa Tax, The Santa Tax,
Fmaj7Fighting All The Crowds Until My Spirit Cracks.
Cmaj7It's Just The Seasonal Fee For A Little Christmas Cheer,
G7A Costly Burden For The Ones We Hold So Dear.

Bridge
Dm7I Ordered It Online With Only Six Days Left,
Am7The Tracking Information Leaves Me Quite Bereft.
Fmaj7It Says "Processing, Delayed, Pending In A Far-Off Town,"
G7If It's Late For Christmas Morning, My Whole World Will Fall Down!
Dm7The Wrong Size, The Wrong Color, The Item That's Out Of Stock,
Am7I Should Have Just Put Cash Right In A Simple Little Sock.

Final Chorus
Am7It's The Most Stressful Time Of The Year,
Fmaj7When I Spend All My Money Just To Show I Care.
Cmaj7Paying The Santa Tax To The Holiday Debt,
G7'Cause I Still Haven't Finished, And I'm Not Ready Yet!
Am7Oh, The Santa Tax, The Santa Tax,
Fmaj7Fighting All The Crowds Until My Spirit Cracks.
Cmaj7It's Just The Seasonal Fee For A Little Christmas Cheer,
G7A Costly Burden For The Ones We Hold So Dear.