Don't shoot me Santa - The killers


    Eb
Oh Santa
             Ab
I've been waiting on you

        Cm
That's funny kid
                              Bb
Because I've been coming for you

G
Oh, Santa
            Cm
I've been killing just for fun

Fm
Well the party's over kid

Because I
Bb
Because I got a bullet in my gun


A bullet in your what?

                Eb
Don't shoot me Santa Claus

I've been a clean living boy
    Bb
I promise you
Bm                          Cm
Did every little thing you asked me to
    Bb                          Ab            Bb
I can't believe the things I'm going through

                Eb
Don't shoot me Santa Claus
                          Bb
Well no one else around believes me
          Bm                        Cm
But the children on the block they tease me
    Bb                        Ab   Bb
I couldn't let them off that easy

    Eb
Oh Santa
                  Ab
It's been a real hard year

           Eb
There just ain't no gettin' around this

Life is hard
             Bb
But look at me

I turned out alright

     Eb
Hey Santa
                            Cm
Why don't we talk about it?

Work it out

       Ab
Believe me

This ain't what I wanted

I love all you kids, you know that
      E
Hell, I remember when you were just 10 years old

Playing out there in the desert

Just waiting for a sip of that sweet Mojave rain

Bb
In the sweet Mojave rain
Bb
The boy was on his own

                Eb
Don't shoot me Santa Claus

I've been a clean living boy
    Bb
I promise you
Bm                           Cm
Did every little thing you asked me to
    Bb                          Ab            Bb
I can't believe the things I'm going through

       Eb
Hey, Santa Claus
                          Bb
Well no one else around believes me
          Bm                        Cm
But the children on the block they tease me
    Bb                        Ab   Bb
I couldn't let them off that easy

              Ab
They had it coming
              Bb
So why can't you see?
            Eb                Ab
I couldn't turn my cheek no longer
Fm                          Cm
The sun is going down and Christmas is near
      Bb                                        Eb
Just look the other way and I'll disappear forever


*Solo: Eb-Bb-Bm-Cm-Bb-Ab-Bb


                Eb
Don't shoot me Santa Claus
                          Bb
Well no one else around believes me
          Bm                        Cm
But the children on the block they tease me
    Bb                        Ab
I couldn't let them off that easy

Bb
Believe me
Eb
Santa
Cm     Ab
Santa