Barenaked Ladies

^{Dm7 G7 C C7}
Verse 1:
^Dm7/C I'm a man of ^G/D reason, and they ^C/E say 'tis the ^Am/C season
To be j ^Dm7/C olly, but it's f ^G/D olly when you vo ^C/E lley for positi ^E/B on
^Dm7 Never in exi ^G7 stence has there bee ^C n such a res ^Am7 istance
To id ^Dm7 eas meant to fre ^G7 e us, if you could se ^C e us then you'd list ^E7 en
^Dm7 Toiling through the a ^G7 ges making toys ^C on garnished w ^Am7 ages
There's no u ^Dm7 nion, we're only thr ^G7 ough when we outd ^C o the competit ^E7 ion
Chorus:
^Dm7 I m ^G7 ake ^C toys but I've got a ^C7 spirations
^Dm7 Make s ^G7 ome no ^C ise, use your im ^C7 agination
^Dm7 Girls ^G7 and b ^C oys, before you wi ^C7 sh for
What you wi ^Dm7 sh for, there's a l ^G7 ist for who's been
Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B G C Csus4 C N.C.
Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf
Verse 2:
A ^Dm7 full indentured se ^G7 rvitude can r ^C eflect on one's ^Am7 attitude
But ^Dm7 that silly red ^G7 hat just makes the fa ^C t man look outra ^E7 geous
Ab ^Dm7 surd though it may ^G7 seem, you know I've ^C heard there's even b ^Am7 een
Illegal d ^Dm7 oping, and though we're c ^G7 oping, I just h ^C ope it's not contag ^E7 ious
You ^Dm7 try to start a m ^G7 ovement and you thin ^C k you see impr ^Am7 ovement
But when thr ^Dm7 own into the mo ^G7 ment, we just do ^C n't seem so cour ^E7 ageous
Chorus:
^Dm7 I m ^G7 ake ^C toys but I've got a ^C7 spirations
^Dm7 Make s ^G7 ome no ^C ise, use your im ^C7 agination
^Dm7 Girls ^G7 and b ^C oys, before you wi ^C7 sh for
What you wi ^Dm7 sh for, there's a l ^G7 ist for who's been
^Dsus2 Naughty or ^Cadd9 nice, but con ^G/B sider the ^G price to an ^Cadd9 elf
Bridge:
You look at yoursel ^G6/B f, you're an elf
And the shel ^A#6b5 f is just filled with ^A7sus4 disappointing mem ^Fmaj13 ories
^Cadd9 Trends come and go ^G6/B , and your friends wanna kno ^A#6b5 w
Why you aren't just h ^A7sus4 appy making cr ^Fmaj13 appy little giz ^Em7 mos
Dm G Csus4 C N.C.
Every kid knows they'll just throw this stuff away
Verse 3:
We're ^Dm7 used to repet ^G7 ition so we dre ^C w up a pet ^Am7 ition
We the u ^Dm7 ndersigned feel u ^G7 ndermined, let's r ^C edefine employm ^E7 ent
We ^Dm7 know that we've got le ^G7 verage, so we'll h ^C and the fat man a b ^Am7 everage
He'll sit b ^Dm7 ack while we att ^G7 ack the utter la ^C ck of our enjoym ^E7 ent
It ^Dm7 may be tough to swa ^G7 llow, but our th ^C reats are far from ho ^Am7 llow
Dm7 G7 C N.C. E7
He may thunder, but if he blunders he may wonder where the toys went
Chorus:
^Dm7 I m ^G7 ake ^C toys but I've got a ^C7 spirations
^Dm7 Make s ^G7 ome no ^C ise, use your im ^C7 agination
^Dm7 Girls ^G7 and b ^C oys, before you wi ^C7 sh for
What you wi ^Dm7 sh for, there's a l ^G7 ist for who's been
^Dsus2 Naughty or ^Cadd9 nice, but con ^G/B sider the ^G price
^Dsus2 Naughty or ^Cadd9 nice, but con ^G/B sider the ^G price
Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B G N.C. C7
Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf