Intro: D Verse 1: D D/F# To the tempo of your uptight Bm Is the flicker of a street light D You know this moment don’t ya D/F# And time is strangely calm now Bm ‘Cause everybody’s gone it’s D Just you and your anger
Pre-Chorus: D/F# Bm Oh golden boy, don’t act like you were kind D You were mine but you were awful every time D/F# So don’t tell them what you told me Bm Don’t hold me like you know me G I would rather burn forever Chorus: A D But you should know that I died slow Bm G Running through the halls of your haunted home A D And the toughest part is that we both know Bm What happened to you G Why you’re out on your own A D Merry Christmas, please don’t call Verse 2: D D/F# You really left me on the line kid Bm Holding all your baggage D You know I’m not your father D/F# Who says welcome to your uptight Bm While it flickers like a street light D He flickers through your damage Pre-Chorus: D/F# Bm Oh golden boy you shined a light on our home D And at your best, you were magic, we were sold D/F# So don’t tell them what you told me Bm Don’t even tell them that you know me G I would rather burn forever Chorus: A D But you should know that I died slow Bm G Running through the halls of your haunted home A D And the toughest part is that we both know Bm What happened to you G Why you’re out on your own A D Merry Christmas, please don’t call Bridge: D One ticket out of your heavy gaze D I want one ticket off of your carousel D I want one ticket out of your heavy gaze D I want one ticket off of your carousel Chorus: G A D But you should know that I died slow Bm G Running through the halls of your haunted home A D And the toughest part is that we both know Bm What happened to you G Why you’re out on your own A G Merry Christmas, please don’t call A G Merry Christmas, I’m not yours at all A D Bm Merry Christmas, please don’t call me Outro: G A Please don’t call me D Bm Please don’t call me G A D Please don’t call me