Nuttin' for Christmas

Nuttin' For Christmas

Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett

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[D]/[A7]/[D]/[A7]/

CHORUS:

[D] I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas [D]

[A7] Mommy and Daddy are mad [A7]

[D] I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas [D]

‘Cuz [A7] I ain't been nuttin' but [D] bad [D]

I [D] broke my bat on [G] Johnny's [D] head

[Bm] Somebody [A7] snitched on [D] me

I [D] hid a frog in [G] sister's [D] bed

[Bm] Somebody [A7] snitched on [D] me

I [D]¯ spilled some [D]¯ ink on [G]¯ Mom-[G]¯my's [G]¯ rug

[A7]¯ I made [A7]¯ Tommy [D]¯ eat [D]¯ a [D]¯ bug

[Bm]¯ Bought some [Bm]¯ gum with a [G]¯ pen-[G]¯ny [G]¯ slug

[A7] Somebody snitched on [D] me

CHORUS:

Oh, [D] I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas [D]

[A7] Mommy and Daddy are mad [A7]

[D] I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas [D]

‘Cuz [A7] I ain't been nuttin' but [D] bad [D]

I [D] put a tack on [G] teacher's [D] chair

[Bm] Somebody [A7] snitched on [D] me

I [D] tied a knot in [G] Suzy's [D] hair

[Bm] Somebody [A7] snitched on [D] me

I [D]¯ did a [D]¯ dance on [G]¯ Mom-[G]¯my's [G]¯ plants

[A7]¯ Climbed a [A7]¯ tree and [D]¯ tore [D]¯ my [D]¯ pants

[Bm]¯ Filled that [Bm]¯ sugar [G]¯ bowl [G]¯ with [G]¯ ants

[A7] Somebody snitched on [D] me

CHORUS:

Oh, [D] I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas [D]

[A7] Mommy and Daddy are mad [A7]

[D] I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas [D]

‘Cuz [A7] I ain't been nuttin' but [D] bad [D]

I [D] won't be seeing [G] Santa [D] Claus

[Bm] Somebody [A7] snitched on [D] me

He [D] won't come visit [G] me be-[D]cause

[Bm] Somebody [A7] snitched on [D] me

[D]¯ Next year [D]¯ I'll put [G]¯ things [G]¯ all [G]¯ straight

[A7]¯ Next year [A7]¯ I'll be [D]¯ good [D]¯ just [D]¯ wait

[Bm]¯ I'd start [Bm]¯ now, but [G]¯ it's [G]¯ too [G]¯ late

[A7] Somebody snitched on [D] me

CHORUS:

Oh, [D] I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas [D]

[A7] Mommy and Daddy are mad [A7]

[D] I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas [D]

‘Cuz [A7] I ain't been nuttin' but [D] bad [D]

OUTRO:

So you [G] better be good what-[Adim7]ever you do

'Cause [G] if you're bad, I'm [Adim7] warning you

[G] You'll get [A7] nuttin' for [D] Christmas [D]¯ [A7]¯ [D]¯