11/16/14
Grandma got run over by a reindeer chords
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
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Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
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walkin' home from our house Christmas Eve.
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You can say there's no such thing as Santa.
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but as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
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1. She'd been drinkin' too much egg nog,
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and we'd begged her not to go,
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but she'd forgot her medication,
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and she staggered out the door into the snow.
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When we found her Christmas mornin,'
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at the scene of the attack,
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she had hoof prints on her forehead,
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and incriminatin' Claus marks on her back. + CHORUS
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2. Now we’re all so proud of Grandpa,
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he's been takin' this so well,
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see him in there watchin' football,
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drinkin' beer and playin' cards with cousin Belle.
Am Em
It's not Christmas without Grandma,
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all the family dressed in black.
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and we just can't help but wonder :
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Should we open up her gifts or send them back ? + CHORUS
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3. Now the goose is on the table.
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and the pudding made of fig,
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and a blue and silver candle,
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that would just have matched the hair in Grandma's wig.
Am Em
I've warned all my friends and neighbors,
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"Better watch out for yourselves."
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They should never give a license,
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to a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves. + CHORUS
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Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
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walkin' home from our house Christmas Eve.
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You can say there's no such thing as Santa.
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but as for me and Grandpa, we belie.......ve.
(spoken: )Merry Christmas !
(orig. = capo 4th) (Dr. Elmo)