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 (320001@1)  C (x32010@1) Am7Dm7 (x02010@1)  G7 (320001@1)  C (x32010@1) C7 (x32310@1)Dm7/C        G/D (4x3121@7)            C/E (x3111x@5)        Am/CI'm (032210@1)a man of reason, and they say 'tis the season
       Dm7/C           G/D (4x3121@7)           C/E (x3111x@5)          E/BTo (443121@4)be jolly, but it's folly when you volley for position
Dm7         G7 (320001@1)                C (x32010@1)         Am7Never (x02010@1)in existence has there been such a resistance
     Dm7             G7 (320001@1)                 C (x32010@1)                 E7To (020130@1)ideas meant to free us, if you could see us then you'd listen
Dm7                  G7 (320001@1)           C (x32010@1)            Am7Toiling (x02010@1)through the ages making toys on garnished wages
            Dm7                 G7 (320001@1)             C (x32010@1)           E7There's (020130@1)no union, we're only through when we outdo the competition

Dm7  G7 (320001@1) C (x32010@1)                C7I (x32310@1)  make  toys but I've got aspirations
Dm7   G7 (320001@1)  C (x32010@1)             C7Make (x32310@1)some noise, use your imagination
Dm7   G7 (320001@1) C (x32010@1)               C7Girls (x32310@1)and boys, before you wish for
           Dm7                G7What (320001@1)you wish for, there's a list for who's been
Dsus2 (xx0230@1)    Cadd9 (x32030@1)      G/B (143121@7)     G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)Csus4 (x33010@1)C (x32010@1)N.C.
Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf

Dm7               G7 (320001@1)         C (x32010@1)             Am7A (x02010@1)full indentured servitude can reflect on one's attitude
    Dm7            G7 (320001@1)                 C (x32010@1)             E7But (020130@1)that silly red hat just makes the fat man look outrageous
  Dm7                G7 (320001@1)                C (x32010@1)                 Am7Absurd (x02010@1)though it may seem, you know I've heard there's even been
         Dm7                      G7 (320001@1)           C (x32010@1)                E7Illegal (020130@1)doping, and though we're coping, I just hope it's not contagious
    Dm7             G7 (320001@1)                C (x32010@1)           Am7You (x02010@1)try to start a movement and you think you see improvement
            Dm7            G7 (320001@1)            C (x32010@1)             E7But (020130@1)when thrown into the moment, we just don't seem so courageous

Dm7  G7 (320001@1) C (x32010@1)                C7I (x32310@1)  make  toys but I've got aspirations
Dm7   G7 (320001@1)  C (x32010@1)             C7Make (x32310@1)some noise, use your imagination
Dm7   G7 (320001@1) C (x32010@1)               C7Girls (x32310@1)and boys, before you wish for
           Dm7                G7What (320001@1)you wish for, there's a list for who's been
Dsus2 (xx0230@1)    Cadd9 (x32030@1)      G/B (143121@7)     G (320003@1)         Cadd9Naughty (x32030@1)or nice, but consider the price to an elf

G6/B
You look at yourself, you're an elf
            A#6b5                 A7sus4 (002033@1)         Fmaj13
And the shelf is just filled with disappointing memories
Cadd9 (x32030@1)             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 (xx0231@1)                       G (320003@1)             Csus4 (x33010@1)C (x32010@1)N.C.
Every kid knows they'll just throw this stuff away

Dm7          G7 (320001@1)           C (x32010@1)       Am7We're (x02010@1)used to repetition so we drew up a petition
        Dm7              G7 (320001@1)              C (x32010@1)            E7We (020130@1)the undersigned feel undermined, let's redefine employment
   Dm7                   G7 (320001@1)              C (x32010@1)                Am7We (x02010@1)know that we've got leverage, so we'll hand the fat man a beverage
           Dm7             G7 (320001@1)            C (x32010@1)             E7He'll (020130@1)sit back while we attack the utter lack of our enjoyment
   Dm7                G7 (320001@1)            C (x32010@1)                  Am7It (x02010@1)may be tough to swallow, but our threats are far from hollow
          Dm7                G7 (320001@1)         C (x32010@1) N.C.              E7He (020130@1)may thunder, but if he blunders he may wonder where the toys went

Dm7  G7 (320001@1) C (x32010@1)                C7I (x32310@1)  make  toys but I've got aspirations
Dm7   G7 (320001@1)  C (x32010@1)             C7Make (x32310@1)some noise, use your imagination
Dm7   G7 (320001@1) C (x32010@1)               C7Girls (x32310@1)and boys, before you wish for
           Dm7                G7What (320001@1)you wish for, there's a list for who's been
Dsus2 (xx0230@1)    Cadd9 (x32030@1)      G/B (143121@7)     GNaughty (320003@1)or nice, but consider the price
Dsus2 (xx0230@1)    Cadd9 (x32030@1)      G/B (143121@7)     GNaughty (320003@1)or nice, but consider the price
Dsus2 (xx0230@1)    Cadd9 (x32030@1)      G/B (143121@7)     G (320003@1)   N.C.     C(7 (x32010@1)fr.)
Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf