Ho Ho Ho And A Bottle Of Rum chords

[VERSE 1]
[D]Santa's stressed out as the holiday season draws [G]near [C] [G] [C] [G]
He's been [D]doing the same job now going on two thousand [G]years [C] [G] [C] [G]
He's got [C7]pains in his brain and chimney scars cover his [G]buns [G/F#] [Em]
He [D]hates to admit it, but Christmas is more work than [G]fun [C] [G] [C] [G]

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

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

[INTERLUDE]
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G]
[G] [C] [G] [C] [D] [G]

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

[CHORUS]
[G]Ho [G]Ho [C]Ho and a [D]bottle of [G]rhum
[G]Santa's run [C]off to the [D]Caribbe[G]an
Ma[G]rimbas, ca[C]limbas, he's [D]playing steel [G]drums
[G]Ho [G]Ho [C]Ho and a [D]bottle of [G]rhum

[BRIDGE]
|C |C |Bm |Bm |Am |F |G |G
|C |C |Bm |Bm |Am |F |D |D

[CHORUS]
[G]Ho [G]Ho [C]Ho and a [D]bottle of [G]rhum
[G]Santa's run [C]off to the [D]Caribbe[G]an
Ma[G]rimbas, ca[C]limbas, he's [D]playing steel [G]drums
[G]Ho [G]Ho [C]Ho and a [D]bottle of [G]rhum

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

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

[OUTRO]
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G]
[G] [C] [G] [C] [D] [G]