As recorded by Bowling For Soup on their album
Merry Flippin' Christmas
The orignal track is tuned whole step down, and all played in powerchords
but it all works nice and well in standard tuning and with open chords.
(only Verse 2 has the deep D and only in the beginning of that part)
Intro
[Dm/A]
Chorus
[G]
Santa looked a lot like daddy
[C/G]
Or daddy looked a lot like him
[D]
It's not the way I had him pictured
[G]
Santa was much too thin
[G]
He didn't come down the chimney
[C/G]
So momma must have let him in
[D]
Santa looked a lot like daddy
[G]
Or daddy looked a lot like him
Verse
[D/A] [G]
Well, they thought I was a' sleepin'
[C]
They thought that I was tucked in bed
[D]
They never thought I'd come peepin'
[G]
Or that I knew what was said
[G]
Santa put his arm around momma
[C]
And momma put her arm around him
[D]
So if Santa Claus ain't daddy
[G]
Then I'm a gonna tell on them
Chorus
[D/A] [G]
Well, Santa looked a lot like daddy
[C/G]
Or daddy looked a lot like him
[D]
It's not the way I had him pictured
[G]
Santa was much too thin
[G]
He didn't come down the chimney
[C/G]
So momma must have let him in
[D/A]
Santa looked a lot like daddy
[G]
Or daddy looked a lot like him
Verse 2
[G]
I never saw Dancer or Prancer
[C]
I never heard the sleigh bells ring
[D]
I never saw a Red Nosed reindeer
[G]
Like they show on the TV screen
[G]
But he sure brought a lot of presents
[C]
So Santa Claus, he must have been
[D]
Well he sure looke a lot like daddy
[G]
Or daddy looked a lot like him
Chorus
[D/A] [G]
Well, Santa looked a lot like daddy
[C/G]
Or daddy looked a lot like him
[D]
It's not the way I had him pictured
[G]
Santa was much too thin
[G]
He didn't come down the chimney
[C/G]
So momma must have let him in
[D/A]
Santa looked a lot like daddy
[G]
Or daddy looked a lot like him
[Slow Chorus]
[G]
Well, Santa looked a lot like daddy
[C]
Or daddy looked a lot like him
[D]
It's not the way I had him pictured
[G]
Santa was much too thin
[G]
He didn't come down the chimney
[C]
So momma must have let him in
[D]
Santa looked a lot like daddy
[G]
Or daddy looked a lot like him
Chorus
[G]
Santa looked a lot like daddy
[C/G]
Or daddy looked a lot like him
[D]
It's not the way I had him pictured
[G]
Santa was much too thin
[G]
He didn't come down the chimney
[C/G]
So momma must have let him in
[D/A]
Santa looked a lot like daddy
[G]
Or daddy looked a lot like him
Solo
[G] [C/G] [D] [G] [C/G] [D/A] [G]
Chorus
[G]
Santa looked a lot like daddy
[C/G]
Or daddy looked a lot like him
[D]
It's not the way I had him pictured
[G]
Santa was much too thin
[G]
He didn't come down the chimney
[C/G]
So momma must have let him in
[D/A]
Santa looked a lot like daddy
[G] [D/A] [G]
Or daddy looked a lot like him
