Santa Put A Saddle On A Reindeer Chords - Gary Fjellgaard

CAPO 3

Verse 1

N.C Every Christmas Eve this tale is told N.C when the blizzards come and the blizzard blow N.C How Santa got stuck in the driving snow N.C. And Santa put a saddle on a reindeer

Verse 2

D G D Way out west one Christmas eve Bm F#m The wind was cold the snow was deep G D A Bm A Santa put socks on the reindeer feet trying to get some traction D G D As the legend goes that stormy night Bm F#m The world was all a shade of white G D A Bm A Santa’s sleigh was a sorry sight and a cloud bank fast and frozen

Chorus

A D Hey what in the world am I gonna’ do Bm F#m Santa Clause, he cried to his crew G D A To miss one Christmas just won’t do D A D So Santa put a saddle on a reindeer Bm F#m Santa put a saddle on a reindeer G D A To miss one Christmas just won’t do D A D So Santa put a saddle on a reindeer

Verse 3

D G D Now wide-eyed kids they gathered around Bm F#m This ranch in the hills will never be found G D A Bm A We’re a hundred miles from the nearest town a Christmas list forgotten D G D The chores got done that stormy night Bm F#m They all sang songs by the lantern light G D A Bm A Santa was still nowhere in sight they dreamed of Christmas morning

Chorus

Verse 4

D G D Santa took of his toque and he put on a hat Bm F#m He saddled up Dancer and said, that’s that. G D A Bm A He through some toys in a gunny sack and he slammed ‘em up over his shoulder D G D There was a streak of light through the driving snow Bm F#m With a yippee-aye-ay a’Ho Ho Ho G D A Bm A he flew as straight as an arrow goes that jolly Christmas cowboy

Chorus

Outro

D G D Every Christmas Eve this tale is told Bm F#m when the blizzards come and the blizzard blow G D A How Santa got stuck in the driving snow D A D And Santa put a saddle on a reindeer