Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
FF
Well Christmas time is the time to be good
C majorC
But baby, I'm a bad bad kid
C majorC
A augmentedA stocking full of kerosene, matches, and wood
FF
'Cause baby, I'm a bad bad kid
FF
Government surveillance since I started to walk
Bb majorBb
Ain't no telling what I did
FF
I like to think I'm just misunderstood
C majorC FF
But you know I'm just a bad bad kid
Verse 2:
FF
Daddy told Momma last Christmas Eve
C majorC
You know, we got a bad bad kid
C majorC
He's got a black leather jacket and a real mean streak
FF
I guess he's just a bad bad kid
FF
He knocked off a Macy's and my uncle's antiques
Bb majorBb
Hocked him for forty-nine quid
FF
He's on a one-way ticket down a dead-end street
C majorC
'Cause Momma, he's a bad bad kid
Chorus:
G+G C majorC
I can't help it I was born like this
G+G C majorC
A augmentedA permanent spot on the naughty list
G+G C majorC
I never get a present, Santa's scratchin' his head
Eb MajorEb C majorC
How'd a little fella get so mislead?
Instrumental:
FF C majorC C7C7 FF Bb majorBb FF C majorC FF F7F7
Chorus:
G+G C majorC
I can't help it I was born like this
G+G C majorC
A augmentedA permanent spot on the naughty list
G+G C majorC
I never get a present, Santa's scratchin' his head
Eb MajorEb C majorC
How'd a little fella get so mislead?
Verse 3:
FF
In the downtown store on a silent night
C majorC
Holding onto Momma's hand
In the toy department, people waitin' in line
FF
Lookin' to meet the fat man
FF
Old Kringle felt a tingle runnin' up his spine
Bb majorBb
He saw me, then he run and hid
FF
Santa heard his own name ended up on a list
C majorC FF
It was written by a bad bad kid
C majorC FF
You don't mess with a bad bad kid
C majorC FF
You don't mess with a bad bad kid