Nuttin' For Christmas
Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett
1, 2 / 1, 2, 3, 4 /
[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]¯
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