Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

/: xxx565

/: x20030

: 020030 (or possibly 030030)

I'm a man of reason, and they say 'tis the season

 To be jolly, but it's folly when you volley for position

Never in existence has there been such a resistance

 To ideas meant to free us, if you could see us then you'd listen

Toiling through the ages making toys on garnished wages

 There's no union, we're only through when we outdo the competition

I make toys but I've got aspirations

Make some noise, use your imagination

Girls and boys, before you wish for

 What you wish for, there's a list for who's been

Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf

 A full indentured servitude can reflect on one's attitude

 But that silly red hat just makes the fat man look outrageous

 Absurd though it may seem, you know I've heard there's even been

 Illegal doping, and though we're coping, I just hope it's not contagious

 You try to start a movement and you think you see improvement

 But when thrown into the moment, we just don't seem so courageous

I make toys but I've got aspirations

Make some noise, use your imagination

Girls and boys, before you wish for

 What you wish for, there's a list for who's been

Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf

 You look at yourself, you're an elf

 And the shelf is just filled with disappointing memories

Trends come and go, and your friends wanna know

 Why you aren't just happy making crappy little gizmos

 Every kid knows they'll just throw this stuff away

 We're used to repetition so we drew up a petition

 We the undersigned feel undermined, let's redefine employment

 We know that we've got leverage, so we'll hand the fat man a beverage

 He'll sit back while we attack the utter lack of our enjoyment

 It may be tough to swallow, but our threats are far from hollow

 He may thunder, but if he blunders he may wonder where the toys went

I make toys but I've got aspirations

Make some noise, use your imagination

Girls and boys, before you wish for

 What you wish for, there's a list for who's been

Naughty or nice, but consider the price

Naughty or nice, but consider the price

Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf