Santa’s Beard by They Might Be Giants
[Convention: each chord is two beats/half a measure. A dash indicates that
the chord is held for another two beats; two chords with a slash between
them are held for one beat/a quarter of a measure each.]
1.
|: C D G A
Once a year my friend puts on a red suit
C D G A
and hangs around with me and my wife
C D Em —
but lately I’ve been feeling jealous
F — G — 😐
each time she climbs on his knee
And she stands beneath the mistletoe screaming
for him to stand beneath the mistletoe screaming
now I can’t help but feeling jealous
each time she climbs on his knee
why must she climb on his knee
Chorus:
C D G —
I saw my baby wearing Santa’s beard
C D G —
she kissed him once and whispered in his ear
C D G —
I saw my baby wearing Santa’s beard
Am — F —
I wish he would go — he’s breaking up my home
2.
She always had this twisted side to her
but she’d never drag my name around town
but lately she’s been humming cheating songs
and I don’t like that fat guy around
no I don’t like that fat guy around
(Chorus)
Coda:
C D G A
D
-E.M.