Christmas Chords Rule by Jorma Kaukonen

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_ Was the night that Santa was coming around I was sitting by the fireplace burning it [F] down
A thought came to me, silly as it [C] seemed How's Santa gonna fill my little boy's [G] dreams
With the flames from the fireplace lighting the [C] house tonight
Well I got thinking that my time was poor But it's freezing outside and [Gm] I gotta keep [F] warm
Hoping Santa's got the sense to be using the [C] door
Cause this fire's gonna burn for a few hours more
But [G] as fate should have it he came flying right by [C] tonight
_ Cause the flames were rising like a California blaze
And the sky turned black with a blinding smokey [F] haze
Turned to the TV and the newsman read
[C] That Santa's sleigh went down and that was all he said
[G] When the noise outside gave me quite [C] a fright
_ Then I heard a banging at my front door
When I opened it up I nearly hit the [F] floor
Cause I never did believe in Santa [C] before
There he was at my front [G] door
_ That [C] boy was heat pissed
_ He stood there stared a moment at me
Choosing his words so carefully
[F] His hair was cindered and his suit was [C] charred
His sleigh was smoking in my front [G] yard
And I could tell I wasn't getting any [C] presents tonight
_ Well Santa said, son are you some kind of fool
Haven't you heard about the Christmas [F] rule
Lighting a fire on [C] Christmas Eve
Now come on buddy don't you [G] believe in
Little boys and girls being happy on [C] Christmas Day
_ Then he looked in my bar and said
We're in luck I can fit all my things in your pickup [F] truck
A reindeer will ride in your trailer you [C] see
We'll deliver [Gm] presents you [G] and me
So I hope [C] you got a full tank of gas
Well I was up all night driving all over town
Santa he was passing all the presents [F] around
By the time I got home it [C] was half past eight
My wife was standing at our front [G] gate
And [C] boy was she pissed
_ She said boy you better make this good
Because it's Christmas Day
And you know you [F] should have stayed home last night
Instead of running [C] around
Ramming with your buddies all over [G] town
And by the way
What's that [C] smoldering mess in our front yard
Then I saw my chance to make things right
Started telling her about last [F] night
I told her about Santa and his [C] plight
And how my fire burning way too [G] high
Brought Santa and his reindeer
Crashing [C] down last night
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[C] _ _ [F] told her about Santa and his _ _ [C] [G] reindeer
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] And _ _ [G] [C] how my fire burning way too high
And I could tell by the look on her girl's brow
She wasn't buying the story [F] no how
Then she said because it's Christmas [C] Day
I'm going to let you think you got away with [G] this
Absolutely, positively, outrageously creative
Preposterous, ridiculous, stupid, moronic
Mendacious, psychotic, lame-brained, politically [C] incorrect
Tell me right now
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[Ebm] moral to the story is perfectly clear
A chimney fire on Christmas Eve can ruin your year
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