Marty Stuart - Even santa claus gets the blues

^E Lost my favorite reindeer in a h^G#urricane ^C#mGot soaking w^E/Bet, on ac^A7count of ^Bbdim7rain, ^ECounting my troubles,^G#7 by threes and by^C#m twos F#7 B9// F E Even Santa Claus gets the blues ^EWhat I wouldn’t give, for just o^G#7ne silent night ^C#mJust Me and Mom^E/Bma Claus by the w^A7arm fire^Bbdim7 light ^EBut Christmas time is co^G#7ming, there’s just s^C#mo much to do ^F#7Even Santa Clause ^B7gets the blu^Ees

W^Aell I know every single chim’ny Like th^Ee back of my hand ^APeople leave me milk and cookies, And I jus^Et think that’s grand

^AAs t^G#7he story goes^C#m, I’m a dearly l^F#7oved man, B^B7ut the reason for the ^A7season som^G#me folks just don’t ^F#munders^F7tand ^ESo it’s back to the workshop, to make more^G#7 toys

^C#mI can’t wait to give them, ^E/Bto all t^A7he girls a^Bbdim7nd boys ^EI’m hooking up my s^G#7leigh, go ahead and spread the ^C#mnews H^Ae knows every single chim’ny L^Eike the back of his hand ^APeople leave him milk and cookies, E And he thinks that’s grand ^AAs the story goes, h^G#7e’s a dearly l^C#m7oved man, ^{F#7 B7}But the reason for th^A7e season some ^G#mfolks just don’t unde^F#mrstan^Fd ^ESo it’s back to the workshop, g^G#7otta make some more toys ^C#mCan’t wait to give them^E/B, to all my^A7 good girls and ^Bbdim7boys ^EI’m hooking up my slei^G#7gh, go ahead and spread the n^C#mews

^F#7Sometimes, Somet^Aimes ^{Bb B} even Santa Claus gets^EM7 the blue