Chords
In The Absence Of Christmas

Key: E

Introduction:

difficulty
very easy |||||
 Em                                                   C 
Sitting in the living room, staring at the decorations
 D                                               C 
Feels so out of place in this house
 Em                                                 C 
Sucking on a toffee apple, munching on some pumpkin pie
 D                                               C 
Seems so out of place in his mouth
 Em                                     C                                     D                                   C 
Such incongruous cuisine, he eats a tangerine to clean his palate
 Em                                                     C                                               D 
Someone get that man a mince pie, before he starts to cry
                                           C 
Ding dong merrily on high
 C                                         D                       G 
What does Santa Claus do for Halloween?
 D               C 
Oh, woah oh
 C                                         D                       Em 
What does Santa Claus do for Halloween?
 Em 
Trick or treaters come a-knocking
 C                                                           D                                       C 
At Saint Nicholas' door, but he ain't got no candy for them
 Em                                                             C 
Trick or treaters getting angry, throwing eggs at Santa's door
               D                                                                   C 
But he tells them they'll be sorry come December 24
 Em                                                                   C 
This holiday, it makes no sense, no Gold no Myrrh no Frankincense
 D                                                       C 
Baby Jesus would be taking offence
 Em                                             C                                       D 
Santa's slouching by the fire in his jovial attire
                                                                                                       C 
He collapses to his knees, won't somebody help him - please?
 C                                         D                       G 
What does Santa Claus do for Halloween?
 D               C 
Oh, woah oh
 C                                         D                       Em 
What does Santa Claus do for Halloween?
 C                                         D                       G 
What does Santa Claus do for Halloween?
 D               C 
Oh, woah oh
 C                                         D                       Em 
What does Santa Claus do for Halloween?
               C                                                             D 
And he lights a Jack-o-lantern, and he throws it in the road
                 G                                                                 C 
And the kids all start a-screaming as the lantern does explode
                 C                                                                 D 
But the parents of those kiddies hold old Santa to the ground
                     G                                                                 C 
Now Saint Nick is quite surrounded and Halloween is safe and sound
         C                                         D                       G 
Oh, what does Santa Claus do for Halloween?
 D               C 
Oh, woah oh
 C                                         D                       Em 
What does Santa Claus do for Halloween?