Elfs Lament

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tabbet by daniel olsen this tab is as close as i could get it . i have included some comments in the bottom with regards to the parts of the song that i couldn’t quite get right . any help would be much appreciated . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - capo 2 standard tuning chords : F G C Am Dm E E | - 1 - - - 3 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 1 - - - 0 - - | B | - 1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 3 - - - 0 - - | G | - 2 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - | D | - 3 - - - 0 - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - 2 - - | A | - 3 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 2 - - | E | - 1 - - - 3 - - - 0 - - - x - - - x - - - 0 - - | Verse : F G C Am Dm i’m a man of reason , and they say "’tis the season to be jolly" G C E but it’s folly when you volley for position F G C Am never in existence has there been such a resistance Dm G to ideas meant to free us C E if you could see us , then you’d listen F G C Am toiling through the ages , making toys on garnished wages Dm there’s no union G C E we’re only through when we out do the competition Chorus : F G C E i make toys , but i’ve got aspirations F G C make some noise E use your imagination F G C E Dm girls and boys , before you wish for what you wish for G there’s a list for who’s been Dm C F G C naughty or nice , but consider the price to an elf Verse : F G C Am a full indentured servitude can reflect on one’s attitude Dm G C E but that silly red hat just makes the fat man look outrageous F G C Am absurd though it may seem , you know , i’ve heard there’s even been illegal doping Dm G C E and though we’re coping , i just hope it’s not contagious F G C Am you try to start a movement , and you think you see improvement Dm G C E but when thrown into the moment , we just don’t seem so courageous Chorus : F G C E i make toys , but i’ve got aspirations F G C make some noise E use your imagination F G C E Dm girls and boys , before you wish for what you wish for G there’s a list for who’s been Dm C F G C naughty or nice , but consider the price to an elf Bridge : C G you look at yourself you’re an elf Am F Am and the shelf is just filled with disappointing memories C G Am trends come and go , and your friends wanna know C Am C why you aren’t just happy making crappy little gizmos F G C every kid knows they’ll just throw this stuff away Verse : F G C Am we’re used to repetition , so we drew up a petition Dm G we , the undersigned , feel undermined C E let’s redefine "employment" F G C Am we know that we’ve got leverage , so we’ll hand the fat man a beverage Dm G C E and sit back while we attack the utter lack of our enjoyment F G C Am it may be tough to swallow , but our threats are far from hollow Dm G C E he may thunder , but if he blunders , he may wonder where the toys went Chorus : F G C E i make toys , but i’ve got aspirations F G C make some noise E use your imagination F G C E Dm girls and boys , before you wish for what you wish for G there’s a list for who’s been Dm C F G naughty or nice , but consider the price Dm C F G naughty or nice , but consider the price Dm C F G C naughty or nice , but consider the price to an elf end! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i’m having some problems with two places in this song ( both in the Bridge section ) : Am F Am and the shelf is just filled with disappointing memories last chord doesn’t sound quite right , but as close as i could get it . and the next part : C G Am trends come and go , and your friends wanna know C Am C why you aren’t just happy making crappy little gizmos the "happy making crappy little gizmos part" part sounds like its missing something . please comment if you have any ideas on how to play this properly and i’ll update the tab . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -