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Key: E
π Intro:
C G C
π Verse 1:
C G
Oh, my billfold doesn't have a prayer
C
There's Christmas catalogs everywhere
G
She keeps looking at the jewelry section
C
Cutting pictures out of her selections
F
I said we need to hold it down this year
C
And in her eye she got a big ol' tear
F C
She wants a Christmas rock
G C
But Santa's pockets ain't got no roll
π Chorus:
F
She don't want no pots and pans
C
Just something shinin' on her hand
G
With an emerald or a diamond on it
C
I had a budget but she's gone and blown it
F
Down to the jewelry store here I go
C
Hear the clerk say ho ho ho
F C
She wants a Christmas rock
F G C C
But Santa's pockets ain't got no roll
π Solo:
| F | F | C | F |
| C | G | C |
π Verse 2:
C G
She don't want anything from Sears
C
No tools or garden shears
G
There's something special on her mind
C
And I can't even afford the shine
F
I wish she'd settled for a long nightshirt
C
No I've got to give till it hurts
F C
She wants a Christmas rock
G C
But Santa's pockets ain't got no roll
π Chorus:
C F
She don't want no pots and pans
C
Just something shinin' on her hand
G
With an emerald or a diamond on it
C
I had a budget but she's gone and blown it
F
Down to the jewelry store here I go
C
Hear the clerk say ho ho ho
F C
She wants a Christmas rock
F G C
But Santa's pockets ain't got no roll
π Outro:
F C
Yeah, she wants a Christmas rock
G C C C C
But ol' Santa's pockets ain't got no roll
Song History
Published: December 2, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025