Diddly Squat chords by Tasha Layton

• Difficulty: Advanced 🤯

Key: F

Intro:

Bb/F   F   Fsus4  F/C    Bb/F   F   Fsus4  F/C

Bb   Cm7   Dm7   Gm7   Cm7   F

Bb   Db7   Cm7   B7   Bb   Db   Cm   B


Verse 1:
      Bb         Cm            Dm7      Gm7
Oh, I just got a message from 'ol Saint Nick
    Cm7   F7       Bb    F
Way up in Christmasland
       Bb            Cm       Dm7            Gm7
And he says that the toys for good girls and boys
    Cm7           F
Are bein' made as planned

[Pre-chorus]
          Eb               Ebm         Bb              C7
There's a truck for little Billy and a dolly for Molly dear


Chorus:
    Bb        Cm7     Dm7    Gm7
But you ain't gettin' diddly squat
           Cm7           F       Bb     F7#9
'Cause you really messed up this year


[Interlude]
Bb   Cm   Dm7   G7   Cm7    F   Bb


Verse 2:
        Bb     Cm         Dm7        Gm7
Oh, the winter fields are white with snow
         Cm7       F7      Bb      F
And the lights are shining bright
    Bb         Cm           Dm7   Gm7
And wee little heads tucked up in bed
        Cm7               F    F7
Dream of sugar plums this night


[Pre-chorus]
          Eb               Ebm             Bb              C7
You might dream of big red apples and those candy canes so near


Chorus:
    Bb        Cm7     Dm7    Gm7
But you ain't gettin' diddly squat
           Cm7           F       Bb     F7#9
'Cause you really messed up this year


[Interlude]
Bb   Cm   Bb7   G7   Cm7    F7     Bb Bb*

Bridge:
Bb                     D7  Bb7
Fa-la-la-la, you're in trouble!
Cm7         Dm7    F7    Bb*
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!

[Piano Solo]
(F)(Eb)(D)(C)(Bb)(C)(D)(Bb)

[Instrumental with Orchestra]
Bb           C    C7    C7* (D)(Eb)(F)(F)(F)(F)(Gb)(F)(Eb)(Eb)
                            (Tacet Guitar, Orchestra pays single notes)
F7#9*  F7#9*  F7#9*


Bridge:
G7        Eb                  Ebm7
When your mother asked you to wash the dishes
      Bb
Well, you said, "No no no!"
    Eb                 Ebm
And you would not pick up your socks
       Cm                         F7*    F7*    Db
So you might find a stocking full -  of - coal
F            G7   G
 Ho-ho-ho!


Verse 3:
    C/G           Dm      Em7      Am7
Oh, you know that Santa's watching you
       Dm      G7        C/G
And he keeps a great big list
    C/G    Dm           Em7        Am7
And when I tell him the things you do
   Dm7             Eb5/Bb Eb Eb5/Bb Eb Eb5/Bb*
He really will be                               mad


[Pre-chorus]
      F              Fm                  C               D7
He'll sit you on his knee and then he'll whisper in your ear


Chorus:
F         Dm      Em7    Am7
You ain't gettin' diddly squat
           Dm7
'Cause you really messed up
        Em7              Bbm
Oh, you really messed up
        Dm7         G                     C     Am   Dm   G   C   Am   Dm7   G
Oh, you really, you really messed up this year!
C    Am    Dm    G    C*

Outro:
N.C.                            C*
You ain't gettin' diddly squat!