Night Santa Went Crazy by Weird Al Yankovic guitar tab (text):

Standard tuning. E,A,D,G,B,e

Artist: Weird Al Yankovic
Song: The Night Santa Went Crazy
Album: Bad Hair Day Track 12
Year: 1996
Tabbed by John.

Riff 1:

Eb    D       C     Bb  G#  G#
e-11----10------8-----6----4---4---1---1-1h3-|
B---11----12-----10----8----4---4----4-------|  repeat 6x
G-----12----10-----8----8----5---5-----------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
Down in the workshop...

Chorus:
 Ab5  Eb Ab5Bb5 EbEb Ab5EbBb5Bb5 EbAb5 Eb C5Bb5  EbAb5 EbBb5Bb5 Eb
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----8---------8-8-----8--------8-----8---------8-----8--------8~--|
G-----8---------8-8-----8--------8-----8---------8-----8--------8~--|
D-6---8---6--8--8-8--6--8--8--8--8--6--8--10-8---8--6--8--8--8--8~--|
A-6---6---6--8--6-6--6--6--8--8--6--6--6--10-8---6--6--6--8--8--6~--|
E-4-------4--6-------4-----6--6-----4-----8--6------4-----6--6------|
..The Night Santa went Crazy...

Riff 1 x2
Well the workshop is gone now...

PreChorus:
 Ab5 Eb Ab5  Eb C#    C    Bb   Eb
e------------------------------------|
B----8-------8------------------8-8--| Repeat 2x
G----8-------8------------------8-8--|
D-6--8--6-6--8-----11---10---8--8-8--|
A-6--6--6-6--6---11----10---8---6-6--|
E-4-----4-4-----9-----8----6---------|
..He got Dancer and Prancer...


Chorus
The night santa went crazy...

Bridge 1:
   C#    C#    C     C     Bb  Bb   Bb
e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------7---7-------| repeat 2x
D-----11----11----10----10---8---8---8-8---8------|
A---11----11----11----11----8---8---8---8---8-----|
E--9-----9-----8-----8-----6---6---6----------6---|
..Theres the National Guard and...

Bridge 2:
  C     C     Ab  Ab   F   F  Bb Bb    Eb
e------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------8~--|
G--------------------------------------8~--|
D----10----10---6---6---3---3---8---8--8~--|
A--11----11----6---6---3---3---8---8---6~--|
E-8-----8-----4---4---1---1---6---6--------|
..And the bullets are flying...

Riff 1 x4
Yes Virginia now Santas doing time...

PreChorus x2
..But now vixens in therapy...

Chorus x2
The Night Santa went Crazy..

Outro:                            second ending.
   C#    C     Bb5   Bb  Eb          Bb
e--------------------------        -----~~
B------------------------8-        -----~~
G--------------------7---8-        --7--~~
D-----11----10---8---8---8-        --8--~~
A---11----11----8----8---6-        --8--~~
E--9-----8-----6-----6-----        --6--~~
..Something finally must've snapped...

End by playing Riff 1 once with ending on an Eb:
  Eb
e----
B-8~-
G-8~-
D-8~-
A-6~-
E----

Lyrics:

Down in the workshop all the elves were making toys
For the good Gentile girls and the good Gentile boys
When the boss busted in, nearly scared 'em half to death
Had a rifle in his hands and cheap whiskey on his breath
From his beard to his boots he was covered WITH ammo
Like a big fat drunk disgruntled Yuletide Rambo
And he smiled as he said with a twinkle in his eye
"Merry Christmas to all - now you're all gonna die!"

The night Santa went crazy
The night Saint Nick went insane
Realized he'd been getting the raw deal
Something finally must've snapped in his brain

Well the workshop is gone now, he decided to bomb it
Everywhere you'll find pieces of Cupid and Comet
And he tied up his helpers and he held the elves hostage
And he ground up poor Rudolph into reindeer sausage
He got Dancer and Prancer with an old German Luger
And he slashed up Dasher just like Freddy Krueger
Then he picked up a flamethrower and he barbecued Blitzen
Then he took a big bite and said "It tastes just like chicken!"

The night Santa went crazy
The night Kris Kringle went nuts
Now you can't hardly walk around the North Pole
Without stepping in reindeer guts

There's the National Guard and the FBI
There's a van from the Eyewitness News
And helicopters circling 'round in the sky
Now the bullets are flying the body count's rising
And everyone’s dying to know -oh Santa, why?
My, my, my, my, my, my - you used to be such a jolly guy.

Yes, Virginia, now Santa's doing time
In a Federal prison for his infamous crime
Hey little friend now, don't you cry no more tears
He'll be out with good behavior in seven hundred more years.

(Alternate verse used in concert)
Yes, Virginia, now Santa Claus is dead
A guy from the SWAT team blew a hole through his head
Yes, little friend, that's his brains on the floor
Guess you won't have the fat guy to kick around anymore

But now Vixen's in therapy and Donner's still nervous
And the elves all got jobs working for the postal service
And they say Mrs. Claus she's on the phone every night
With a lawyer negotiating the movie rights
(They talk about)

The night Santa went crazy
The night Saint Nicholas flipped
Broke his back for some milk and cookies
sounds to me like he was kinda getting gypped

Wo, The night Santa went crazy
The night Saint Nick went insane
Realized he'd been getting the raw deal
Something finally must've snapped in his brain
Wo, Something finally must've snapped in his brain
Tell ya something finally must've snapped in his brain.