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Santa Cant Stay

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GA cold tear fall from his eyes
As he turns into the night and walks D7away
Lucille runs outside
Just to see if there might be a Gsleigh
Little Bobby he stares down
At the plate where G7cookies still Clay
And Gtries to understand
D7Why momma said Santa can't Gstay
CMomma said D7Santa can't Gstay
Said she Ctold him D7that twice yesterGday
Then a Ccar just like D7dad's Gpulled out and drove Emaway
After Cmomma said Santa couldn't D7stay
GThey both heard him coming
Saw mom run down the hall and holler D7wait
Doug you're drunk don't come inside
I'm not joking I've had all this I can Gtake
He threw a present really hard
That almost hit mom's new G7boyfriend CRay
And yelled Gho-ho lucky for you she's here
And D7said that Santa can't Gstay
CMomma said D7Santa can't Gstay
Said she Ctold him D7that twice yesterGday
Then a Ccar just like D7dad's Gpulled out and drove Emaway
After Cmomma said Santa couldn't D7stay
CMomma said D7Santa can't Gstay
Said she Ctold him D7that twice yesterGday
Then a Ccar just like D7dad's Gpulled out and drove Emaway
After Cmomma said Santa couldn't D7stay
CMomma said D7Santa can't Gstay
Said she Ctold him D7that twice yesterGday
Then a Ccar just like D7dad's Gpulled out and drove Emaway
After Cmomma said Santa couldn't D7stay
GMomma said D7Santa can't Gstay

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Santa Cant Stay

by Dwight Yoakam

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A cold tear fall from his eyes

As he turns into the night and walks away

Lucille runs outside

Just to see if there might be a sleigh

Little Bobby he stares down

G7 C

At the plate where cookies still lay

And tries to understand

D7 G

Why momma said Santa can't stay

C D7 G

Momma said Santa can't stay

C D7 G

Said she told him that twice yesterday

C D7 G Em

Then a car just like dad's pulled out and drove away

C D7

After momma said Santa couldn't stay

They both heard him coming

Saw mom run down the hall and holler wait

Doug you're drunk don't come inside

I'm not joking I've had all this I can take

He threw a present really hard

G7 C

That almost hit mom's new boyfriend Ray

And yelled ho-ho lucky for you she's here

D7 G

And said that Santa can't stay

C D7 G

Momma said Santa can't stay

C D7 G

Said she told him that twice yesterday

C D7 G Em

Then a car just like dad's pulled out and drove away

C D7

After momma said Santa couldn't stay

C D7 G

Momma said Santa can't stay

C D7 G

Said she told him that twice yesterday

C D7 G Em

Then a car just like dad's pulled out and drove away

C D7

After momma said Santa couldn't stay

C D7 G

Momma said Santa can't stay

C D7 G

Said she told him that twice yesterday

C D7 G Em

Then a car just like dad's pulled out and drove away

C D7

After momma said Santa couldn't stay

G D7 G

Momma said Santa can't stay

About Santa Cant Stay Chords by Dwight Yoakam

Learn how to play Santa Cant Stay by Dwight Yoakam with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Santa Cant Stay chords”, “Santa Cant Stay guitar chords”, or “Dwight Yoakam Santa Cant Stay chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Santa Cant Stay chords and for experienced players who want accurate Santa Cant Stay lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, A, D7, G7, C, Em.

FAQ — Santa Cant Stay by Dwight Yoakam

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Is "Santa Cant Stay" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Santa Cant Stay" in?

The chords for "Santa Cant Stay" show the original chord names (including G, A, D7, G7, C, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.