Even Santa Claus Gets the Blues chords by Marty Stuart

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Intro 1

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Verse 1
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Lost my favorite reindeer
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In a hurricane, got soakin' wet
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On account of rain
Countin' my troubles by
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threes and by twos
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Even
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Claus gets the blues
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What I wouldn't give for
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just one silent night
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Just me and
Mama
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Claus by the warm firelight
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But
Christmastime is comin'
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There's just so much to do
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Claus gets the blues
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Well, I know every single chimney,
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like the back of my hand
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People leave me milk and cookies,
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and I just think that's grand
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As the story goes, I'm a dearly loved man
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But the reason for the season,
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some folks just don't understand
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So it's back to the workshop
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to make more toys
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Can't  wait to give them to
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all the girls and boys
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I'm hookin' up my sleigh,
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go ahead and spread the news
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But sometimes even
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Santa
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Claus gets the blues
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He knows every single chimney,
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like the back of his hand.
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People leave him milk and cookies,
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and he thinks that's grand.
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As the story goes,
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he's a dearly loved man.
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Reason for the season some folks
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just  don't understand.
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So it's back to the workshop,
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gotta  make some more toys
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Can't wait to give them to
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all my girls and boys
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I'm hookin' up my sleigh,
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go ahead and spread the news
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But sometimes, sometimes,
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sometimes, sometimes
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Even
Santa
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Claus gets the blues