Elfs Lament
Bare Egil BandVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
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: 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
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Readable chord sheet for Elfs Lament by Bare Egil Band
[Dm7]/[C]: xxx565 [G6]/[B]: x20030 [Em7]: 020030 (or possibly 030030) [Dm7] [G7] [C] [Am7] [Dm7] [G7] [C] [C7] [Dm7]I'm [C]a man of [G/D]reason, and they [C/E]say 'tis the [Am/C]season To be j[Dm7]olly[C], but it's f[G/D]olly when you vo[C/E]lley for positi[E/B]on [Dm7]Never in exi[G7]stence has there bee[C]n such a res[Am7]istance To id[Dm7]eas meant to fre[G7]e us, if you could se[C]e us then you'd list[E7]en [Dm7]Toiling through the a[G7]ges making toys[C] on garnished w[Am7]ages There's no u[Dm7]nion, we're only thr[G7]ough when we outd[C]o the competit[E7]ion [Dm7]I m[G7]ake [C]toys but I've got a[C7]spirations [Dm7]Make s[G7]ome no[C]ise, use your im[C7]agination [Dm7]Girls [G7]and b[C]oys, before you wi[C7]sh for What you wi[Dm7]sh for, there's a l[G7]ist for who's been [Dsus2]Naughty or [Cadd9]nice, but con[G/B]sider the [G]price to an [C]elf[Csus4] [C] [N.C.] A [Dm7]full indentured se[G7]rvitude can r[C]eflect on one's [Am7]attitude But [Dm7]that silly red [G7]hat just makes the fa[C]t man look outra[E7]geous Ab[Dm7]surd though it may [G7]seem, you know I've [C]heard there's even b[Am7]een Illegal d[Dm7]oping, and though we're c[G7]oping, I just h[C]ope it's not contag[E7]ious You [Dm7]try to start a m[G7]ovement and you thin[C]k you see impr[Am7]ovement But when thr[Dm7]own into the mo[G7]ment, we just do[C]n't seem so cour[E7]ageous [Dm7]I m[G7]ake [C]toys but I've got a[C7]spirations [Dm7]Make s[G7]ome no[C]ise, use your im[C7]agination [Dm7]Girls [G7]and b[C]oys, before you wi[C7]sh for What you wi[Dm7]sh for, there's a l[G7]ist for who's been [Dsus2]Naughty or [Cadd9]nice, but con[G/B]sider the [G]price to an [Cadd9]elf You look at yoursel[G6]f, [B]you're an elf And the shel[A#6b5]f is just filled with [A7sus4]disappointing mem[Fmaj13]ories [Cadd9] Trends come and go[G6], a[B]nd your friends wanna kno[A#6b5]w Why you aren't just h[A7Sus4]appy making cr[Fmaj13]appy little giz[Em7]mos Every[Dm] kid knows they'll just thr[G]ow this stuff aw[Csus4]ay [C] [N.C.] We're [Dm7]used to repet[G7]ition so we dre[C]w up a pet[Am7]ition We the u[Dm7]ndersigned feel u[G7]ndermined, let's r[C]edefine employm[E7]ent We [Dm7]know that we've got le[G7]verage, so we'll h[C]and the fat man a b[Am7]everage He'll sit b[Dm7]ack while we att[G7]ack the utter la[C]ck of our enjoym[E7]ent It [Dm7]may be tough to swa[G7]llow, but our th[C]reats are far from ho[Am7]llow He may thu[Dm7]nder, but if he blu[G7]nders he may [C]wond[N.C.]er where the toys [E7]went [Dm7]I m[G7]ake [C]toys but I've got a[C7]spirations [Dm7]Make s[G7]ome no[C]ise, use your im[C7]agination [Dm7]Girls [G7]and b[C]oys, before you wi[C7]sh for What you wi[Dm7]sh for, there's a l[G7]ist for who's been [Dsus2]Naughty or [Cadd9]nice, but con[G/B]sider the [G]price [Dsus2]Naughty or [Cadd9]nice, but con[G/B]sider the [G]price [Dsus2]Naughty or [Cadd9]nice, but con[G/B]sider the [G]price [N.C.]to an elf[C]