E          A           ( Bb )
Oh Santa, i've been waiting on you
B/E                                           B
That's funny kid, because I've been coming for you
G#                  C#m
Oh Santa, i've been killing just for fun
F#m                                    F#m
Well the party's over kid... Because I     Because I got a bullet in my gun!
                     B
A bullet in your what?

(Santa's got a bullet in his gun

You know it, Santa's got a bullet in his gun)

               E
Don't shoot me Santa Claus
                                B
I've been a clean living boy, i promise you
    Cm                     C#m
Did every little thing you asked me to
  B                            A           B
I can't believe the things I'm going through

                E
Don't shoot me Santa Claus
                        B
Well no one else around believes me
        Cm                         C#m
But the children on the block they tease me
  B                          A    B
I couldn't let them off that easy

   E                 A               Bb
Oh Santa, it's been a real hard year
                 B/E
There just ain't no getting around this
                              B
Life is hard, but look at me.   I turned out alright
G#                                     C#m
Hey Santa, why don't we talk about it? ...   Work it out
           F#m
Believe me, this ain't what I wanted, I love all you kids, you know that
      F#m*
Hell, I remember when you were just ten years old,

playing out there in the desert
                              B
Just waiting for a sip of that sweet Mojave rain

(In the sweet Mojave rain

The boy was on his own)

               E
Don't shoot me Santa Claus
                                B
I've been a clean living boy, i promise you
    Cm                     C#m
Did every little thing you asked me to
  B                            A           B
I can't believe the things I'm going through

    E
Hey Santa Claus
                        B
Well no one else around believes me
        Cm                         C#m
But the children on the block they tease me

  B                          A    B
I couldn't let them off that easy
                   A              B
They had it coming, so why can't you see?
           E                A
I couldn't turn my cheek no longer
F#m
The sun is going down and Christmas is near
     B                                       E      (E)
Just look the other way and I'll disappear forever

Woo!!!

(Solo)

               E
Don't shoot me Santa Claus
                          B
Well no one else around beLIEVes me
        Cm                          C#m
But the children on the street they tease me
  B                          A    (A)
I couldn't let them off that easy
  B   (B)    B   (B)
Beliiiiieeve me
E
Santa
C#m      A    B     E
Santa    ....
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E|-----11--11-----12----11------------|
B|---------12~----------12~-----------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
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E|--11(~)----12-12--11-11--14-14--11-11-x2--11-11--12-11h12p11--9--11---------|
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