Verse: 1 

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Santa's stressed out as the holiday season draws near 
          D                                            G      C  G  C  G 
He's been doing the same job now going on two thousand years 
         C7                                             G    G/F#  Em 
He's got pains in his brain and chimney scars cover his buns 
   D                                                  G    C  G  C  G 
He hates to admit it, but Christmas is more work than fun 

Verse: 2 
   D                                         G     C  G  C  G 
He needs a vacation from bad decorations and snow 
    D                                             G      C  G  C  G 
Mr. Claus has escape plans, a secret that only he knows 
C7                                                 G       G/F#  Em 
Beaches and palm trees appear night and day in his dreams 
F 
A break from his wife, his half frozen life 
                                 D 
The elves and that damn reindeer team 


[Refrão]

G  G  C        D         G 
Ho Ho Ho and a bottle of rhum 
G           C          D      G 
Santa's run off to the Caribbean 
   G            C               D          G 
He thinks about boat drinks and fun in the sun 
G  G  C        D         G 
Ho Ho Ho and a bottle of rhum 

Interlude 
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G  C  G  C  D  G 

Verse: 3 
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Plastic creations and crass exploitations aren't good 
   D                                           G     C  G  C  G 
He wants to go back to simple toys made out of wood 
C7                                         G    G/F#  Em 
Just for the weekend he'd like to be Peter Pan 
F                                                    D 
Get out his long johns and dance with a sword in the sand 


[Refrão]

G  G  C        D         G 
Ho Ho Ho and a bottle of rhum 
G           C          D      G 
Santa's run off to the Caribbean 
  G         C            D             G 
Marimbas, calimbas, he's playing steel drums 
G  G  C        D         G 
Ho Ho Ho and a bottle of rhum 

Bridge 
|C |C |Bm |Bm |Am |F |G |G 
|C |C |Bm |Bm |Am |F |D |D 


[Refrão]

G  G  C        D         G 
Ho Ho Ho and a bottle of rhum 
G           C          D      G 
Santa's run off to the Caribbean 
  G         C            D             G 
Marimbas, calimbas, he's playing steel drums 
G  G  C        D         G 
Ho Ho Ho and a bottle of rhum 

G  G  C        D         G 
Ho Ho Ho and a bottle of rhum 
G           C          D      G 
Santa's run off to the Caribbean 
  G           C           D            G 
A week in the tropics and he'll be all right 
G          C         D            G 
Sporting a tan as he rides out of sight 

N.C. 
(over the drums) 
      G            C           D           G 
Merry Christmas to all, and to all... good night 

Outro 
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