Artist: Barenaked Ladies Song: Elf's Lament Album: Barenaked For The Holidays (2004) (Capo on 2) Dm7: xx0211 G7: 320001 C: x32010 Am7: x02010 C7: x32310 Dm7/C: xxx565 G/D: xxx787 C/E: xxx988 Am/C: xxx555 E/B: xxx454 E7: 020100 Dsus2: xx0230 Cadd9: x30030 G/B: x20033 G: 320033 Csus4: x33010 G6/B: x20030 A#6b5: x10030 Fmaj13: 100010 Em7: 020030 (or possibly 030030) Dm: xx0231 Dm7 G7 C Am7 Dm7 G7 C C7 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. C (7 fr.) Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf