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Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
Randy Brooks, as performed by Elmo and Patsy
This was originally recorded in the key of E, which requires lots of awkward barre chords. This is transposed to the more finger-friendly key of G.
| Chord Guide | |||
|
3 4 G: 3x0003 |
32 1
C: x32010 |
132
D: xx0232 |
134211
F: 133211 |
|
12 Em: 022000 |
13421
Bm: x24432 |
3 1
G7: 3x0001 |
123
A: x02220 |
|
231 E: 022100 |
2 1
E7: 020100 |
||
| Strumming Guide: (Two options. Take your pick.) | |
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B D D U D U 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
w/Alternating
Bass
B D U B D U 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Chorus:
G (6)
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
C (4)
Walking home from our house Christmas eve
G (2)
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
D (2) G F (hold 2 beats) C (hold 2 beats)
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe
G (hold 2 measures) D (4)
She'd been drinking too much egg nog
G (4)
And we'd begged her not to go
C (2)
But she forgot her medication
D (2) G (2)
And she staggered out the door into the snow
Em (2) Bm (2)
When they found her Christmas morning
D (2) G (2)
At the scene of the attack
G7 (2) C (2)
She had hoof prints on her forehead
D (2) G (hold 2 measures)
And incriminating Claus marks on her back
Chorus
G (hold 2 measures) D (4)
Now were all so proud of Grandpa
G (4)
He's been taking this so well
C (2)
See him in there watching football
D (2) G (2)
Drinking beer and playing cards with cousin Mel
Em (2) Bm (2)
It's not Christmas without Grandma
D (2) G (2)
All the family's dressed in black
G7 (2) C (2)
And we just can't help but wonder
D (4, hold 2nd measure)
Should we open up her gifts or send them back? (Send them back!)
Chorus
G (hold 2 measures) D (4)
Now the goose is on the table
G (4)
And the pudding made of fig
C (2)
And a blue and silver candle
D (2) G (2)
That would just have matched the hair in Grandma's wig
Em (2) Bm (2)
I've warned all my friends and neighbors
D (2) G (2)
Better watch out for yourselves
G7 (2) C (2)
They should never give a license
D (4, hold 2nd measure)
To a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves
Outro Choruses:
G (6)
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
C (4)
Walking home from our house Christmas eve
G (2)
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
D (2) G E7 (hold)
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe
A (6)
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
D (4)
Walking home from our house Christmas eve
A (2)
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
E (2) A E7 A (4, hold 3rd beat of 4th measure)
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe
End
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
