Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays392

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town by Misc Traditional is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Em, Am, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  G                      C           
You better watch out, you better not cry,                              
   G                     C                 G    Em       Am     D   G 
 better not pout I'm telling you why, Santa Claus is coming` to town. 
       G                    C          
He's making a list and checking it twice, 
G                      C                 G     Em       Am      D   G 
gonna find out who's naughty and nice, Santa Claus is coming to town. 


    G                   C            G               C   
He sees you when you're sleeping ,he knows when you're awake 
     A                   D                 A                  D       
he knows if you've been bad or good so be good for goodness sake. Oh 
      G                     C           
you better watch out, you better not cry, 
  G                   C                 G   Em       Am        D  
better not pout I'm telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town. 
   

       G                    C            
With little tin horns and little toy drums, 
       G                      C                        
with rooti-toot-toots and rup-a-tum-tums 
      G                      C           
And curly-haired dolls that cuddle and coo, 
    G                   C             
elephants, boats and kiddie cars too, 
G      Em       Am       D  G    
Santa Claus is coming to town. 


    G                 C          G            C 
The kids in girl and boy town - will have a jubilee 
          A            D                   A                     D       
they're gonna build a toy land town - all around the Christmas tree, so 
      G                      C          
you better watch out, you better not cry 
      G                     C            
you better not pout I'm telling you why. 
   G   Em       Am        D     
Santa Claus is coming to town. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante