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Laverne And Shirley - Jolliest Fat Man by Misc Television/Lenny and the Squigtones
Laverne And Shirley - Jolliest Fat Man
Tuning: E A D G B E
This is in a sorta clumbsy folky waltz time 3/4.
The D at the end of each verse is a hammer-on. Hammering-on on the First String from the F# to the G.
That Am7 might be a D7, depending on what note you wanna play in the bass.
The F#7 Voicing sounds nice this shape: 2X232X
[Intro]
D A D x2
[Verse]
D A D Am7
It was Christmas Eve night at the poorhouse,
G A D A
And all of the paupers were there
D A D
I stepped in because it was snowing,
Bm A D
And snow always screws up my hair
Bm F#m
By the pot-bellied stove, sat a pot-bellied man,
G A D F#7
He spoke with some lumps in his throat
Bm
His story was sad,
F#m
And his diction was bad,
G A D
And here is a song that he wrote:
[Verse]
D A D Am7
I once was the jolliest fat-man
G A D A
With roses in all of my cheeks.
D A D
I'd load up my sled every Christmas
Bm A D
and go on a drunk for two weeks
Bm F#m
My friends said they saw me on rooftops
G A D F#7
and sliding down chimneys at dawn
Bm
With my reindeer in hand
F#m
I would glide 'cross the land
G A D
and wake up on somebody's lawn.
[Verse]
D A D Am7
One morning my wife left this message
G A D
“Each Christmas I've spent by myself.
D A D
I'm sick of your stupid traditions
Bm A D
so I've run off to Spain with a elf.”
Bm F#m
Just then, the old man started dyin'
G A D F#7
He screamed, "May the Lord take my soul"
Bm
We went through his wallet
F#m
to see who he was
G A D
His address read simply, "North Pole"
[Verse]
D A D Am7
So, the next time you go by the poorhouse,
G A D
If by the poorhouse you go,
Bm
Just take off your hat,
F#m
To a dead guy who's fat,
G A D
And whisper a silent... "HO, HO".
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