Nutcracker Chords by Straight No Chaser

[D] _ Hooray, it's _ Christmas _ time, but there's one [F#] lousy [D] _ tradition.
_ There's a certain show [A] that you will [C] see, that is old and [Em] many will agree.
It is time to find another show to salt the tooth for [F#] Donut _ Cracker.
_ [D] _ _
[G] _ I'm watching [Em] the game, but [G] _ [Em] something's wrong.
[G] Staring [Em] is my wife, her [G] face looks long.
[Am] I know that look, it must be mean.
[G] It's not our anniversary.
I've got no clue, [E] what did I do?
[Am] She stands in [D]
disbelief.
[G] What this [Em] holiday scene brings no [E] laughter.
_ [G] Forced [E] going to see the Nutcracker.
[Am] I try to block it from my [B] mind, think past what reason can I [C] find.
Got work to do, I'll bank the flu, no chance I'm [B] done, I'm screwed.
No, I've seen the Nutcracker twenty [Em] times.
Sure, it [C] is fun if you [B] are four.
Bum, don't [Em] call me a Scrooge, [A] cause it's a four.
The story's dated and that masking [G] thing freaks me out.
Well, [E] guess I'm a guy, [G] what can [E] I say?
[G] I'd [E] rather watch [Bm] football than [Em]
ballet.
[A] I try my hardest [G] not to groan and pull the score [C] up on my phone.
As I [E] complain, it's not [A] the same, we're rushing [D] out the door.
[G] Go, all [E] holiday [G] shoppers on the road.
My holiday [E] spirit [G] might explode.
_ [Am] Of course, there is no place to park.
[Bm] We're late, the theater's in the dark.
[C] In no small feat, we finally [Em] see the show's about [B] to start.
[E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Here's that song from Tetris.
And I know it's the [C] part when I fight not to fall asleep.
_ [A] March the [B] wooden _ [F#] soldiers, bunch of mice.
Start a fight, land [B] on streets, madness starts to be.
[Em] _ _
By the way, this [E] story makes no sense.
Still don't know what it [Em] means after all these years.
[F#] _ So [E] confusing, feel like [A] snoozing.
[D] Eyes are heavy, [B] as I [E] search a dream.
_ _ _ [G]
Whoa, I'm awake, must have fallen asleep.
Guess I didn't snore, make a peep, cause my wife had no clue.
I've been out cold, is the finale coming up?
Cause [D] there is no beer left in my cup to [G] make it through.
I'll need another drink.
Stuck out to [E] the lobby, oh look I found a [G] TV.
I forgot the game was happening.
[B] It's down to the wire, [F#] time will soon [Bm] expire.
Down by [G] one, this [D] game would win it.
I had the ball, snap, oh no, the kid's fat.
Why, right, oh, we lost, oh, how could this not get [C] any worse?
Now I'm feeling all [G] depressed, but I still have to act impressed.
A pirouette, oh wow, that's great, a six-year-old can do that too.
Saw my team lose at [Em] the bar, [G] now dancing dudes in leotards.
Last nutcracker, hopefully, but my [D] wife's thinking differently.
She leans in closely, whispers softly,
Can't wait for you to take me