Merry Christmas de Robert Earl Keen

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Merry Christmas From the Family
by Robert Earl Keen Jr.

G                 C9
Mom got drunk and Dad got drunk
G                C9
At our Christmas party
G                Em
We were drinkin' champagne punch
    C           D
And homemade eggnog
G                         C9
Little sister brought her new boyfriend
G        C9
He was a Mexican
G                      Em
We didn't know what to think of him
        C              D
'Til he sang Feliz Navidad
          G
Feliz Navidad

Brother Ken brought his kids with him
The three from his first wife Lynn
And the two identical twins
>From his second wife MaryNell
Of course he brought his new wife Kaye
Who talks all about AA
Chain smokin' while the stero plays
Noel, Noel, The first Noel

CHORUS:

D
Carve the turkey turn the ball game on
C
Mix Margaritas when the eggnog's gone
D
Send somebody to the Quik-Pak store
C
We need some ice and an extention cord
D
A can of bean dip and some Diet Rite
C
A box of tampons and some Marlboro Lights
G               Em
Hallelujah everybody say cheese
C                        D   G
Merry Christmas from the family


Fran and Rita drove from Harlingen
I can't remember how I'm kin to them
But when they tried to plug their motorhome in
They blew our christmas lights
Cousin David knew just what went wrong
G we all waited on our front lawn
He threw the breaker and the lights came on
And we sang Silent Night
Oh Silent Night

CHORUS:

Carve the turkey turn the ballgame on
Make Bloody Marys cause we all want one
Send somebody to the Stop 'n Go
We need some celery and a can of fake snow
A bag of lemons and some Dite Sprite
A box of tampons and some Salem Lights
Hallelujah everybody say cheese
Merry Christmas from the family

Feliz Navidad.



Here's how he plays the song on the album..

  G         C9         G         C9
E|--3-----3---3-----3-|--3-----3---3-----3-
B|--3-----3---3-----3-|--3-----3---3-----3-
G|--0-----0---0-----0-|--0-----0---0-----0-
D|--0-----0---0-0^2---|--0-----0---0-0^2---
A|--2-0^2---3---------|--2-0^2---3---------
E|3-------------------|3-------------------

  G       Em       C       D
E|--3---3---0-0-0-|--0-0-0---2-2-2-
B|--3---3---0-0-0-|--1-1-1---3-3-3-
G|--0---0---0-0-0-|--0-0-0---2-2-2-
D|--0---0---2-2-2-|--2-2-2-0-------
A|--2---2---2-2-2-|3---------------
E|3---2---0-------|----------------



Last time I saw him live he was finger picking the song.  E-mail me if you
want info on this.