Verse 1: G# A Mama told me boy you best behave A G# Cause Santa keeps a list of all his favs G# And if you don't shape up A You ain't getting squat A B But the devil on my shoulders getting hot A Hotter than ever G# Cool out of sight A G# If I'm gonna do wrong
I'm gonna do it right Verse 2: G# A So he took me for a ride in his Cadillac G# Stolen from a kleptomaniac G# At a horse race track A I said "Sir, its Christmas Eve I should be home in bed" A Instead he said B You merry gentlemen always bet on red Chorus: A The duke of deception G# Malice and spite A If I'm gonna do wrong N.C. G#m I'm gonna do it right Bridge: F# When you're done B You're really done D# E Will you look back and say hey that was fun? E When all he ever wanted was a BB gun G#m F# C# C#m Santa Claus never did come D# Oh Solo: G# e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-6/8---8-----6/8---8--6/8---8--8-----8--8--6/8--| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a A e|------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------5/-| G|-8--6/8-8-8--6/8-8-7---5/6v---------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a A e|------------------------------------------------| B|-7-----5-----4-4h5p4/2--/7--7--5-----4-----4h5--| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a G# e|------------------------------------------------| B|----------4-------------------------------------| G|-------5-----5h6p5----5-------------------------| D|-------------------6----------------------------| A|-------------------------6h7p6-4--3-------------| E|------------------------------------------(4\)--| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a G# e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------4--------------4--------------4-----| G|-------5-----------------5--------------5--------| D|-4/6---------------4/6-------------4/6--------6/-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a A e|-------------5-----9----/12-------------------11/-| B|----------5-----5---------------------------------| G|----6---------------------------------------------| D|-7------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a A e|-12---\11----9--11-7--9--5--7--4--5--2--4--0--2---| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a B e|-------------------------7--------7-/11\----------| B|----------4--7--4-----7--------7------------------| G|----2/4-------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a Bridge: F# When you're done B You're really done D# E D# G#m Will you look back and say hey that was fun? Verse 3: G# A So he took me for a ride in his big ol' sleigh G# We flew around the world in just one day G# And Johnny Mathis sang A I said so what you got for me in that sled B Instead he said "Boy you've been bettin' on a darker shade of red Chorus: A Hotter than ever B Cool out of sight A Duke of deception B Malice and spite A Johnny is singing G# Why not tonight A D# If you gotta do wrong N.C. You better do it right