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Santa Claus Is Comin To Town

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[Intro]
G     C     G     D
[Verse 1]
You Gbetter watch G7out
You Cbetter not cCmry
GBetter not G7pout
I'm Ctelling you Cmwhy
   GSanta Claus is Ccoming to town
   GSanta Claus is Ccoming to town
GSanta Em7Claus is AmcominD7g to GtownC  G  D  
[Verse 2]
He's Gmaking a lisG7t
And Cchecking it Cmtwice;
GGonna find G7out Who's nauCghty and nicCme
   GSanta Claus is Ccoming to town
   GSanta Claus is Ccoming to town
GSanta Em7Claus is AmcominD7g to GtownC  G  D  
[Bridge]
He G9sees you when you're Csleeping
He G9knows when you're Cawake
He Aknows if you've been Dbad or good
So be A7good for goodness Dsake!D7  
[Verse 3]
O! YGou better watch G7out!
You Cbetter not Cmcry
GBetter not G7pout
I'm Ctelling you Cmwhy
   GSanta Claus is Ccoming to town
   GSanta Claus is Ccoming to town
GSanta Em7Claus is AmcominD7g to GtownC  G  D  
[Solo]
G     G7
C     Cm
G     G7
C     Cm
G     C
G     C
G     Em7     Am   D7   G    C  G D
[Bridge]
The G7kids in girl and boy Ctown - G7will have a jubiClee
theAy're gonna bulid a toDy land town -
all arA7ound the christmas Dtree, soD7  
[Outro]
You Gbetter watch G7out!
You Cbetter not Cmcry
GBetter not G7pout
I'm Ctelling you Cmwhy
   GSanta Claus is Ccoming to town
   GSanta Claus is Ccoming to town
GSanta Em7Claus is AmcominD7g...
GSanta Em7Claus is AmcominD7g...
GSanta Em7Claus is AmcominD7g to GtownC  G  Ab  G7  

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Santa Claus Is Comin To Town

by Mariah Carey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

[Intro]

G C G D

[Verse 1]

G G7

You better watch out

C Cm

You better not cry

G G7

Better not pout

C Cm

I'm telling you why

G C

Santa Claus is coming to town

G C

Santa Claus is coming to town

G Em7 Am D7 G C G D

Santa Claus is coming to town

[Verse 2]

G G7

He's making a list

C Cm

And checking it twice;

G G7 C Cm

Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice

G C

Santa Claus is coming to town

G C

Santa Claus is coming to town

G Em7 Am D7 G C G D

Santa Claus is coming to town

[Bridge]

G9 C

He sees you when you're sleeping

G9 C

He knows when you're awake

A D

He knows if you've been bad or good

A7 D D7

So be good for goodness sake!

[Verse 3]

G G7

O! You better watch out!

C Cm

You better not cry

G G7

Better not pout

C Cm

I'm telling you why

G C

Santa Claus is coming to town

G C

Santa Claus is coming to town

G Em7 Am D7 G C G D

Santa Claus is coming to town

[Solo]

G G7

C Cm

G G7

C Cm

G C

G Em7 Am D7 G C G D

[Bridge]

G7 C G7 C

The kids in girl and boy town - will have a jubilee

A D

they're gonna bulid a toy land town -

A7 D D7

all around the christmas tree, so

[Outro]

G G7

You better watch out!

C Cm

You better not cry

G G7

Better not pout

C Cm

I'm telling you why

G C

Santa Claus is coming to town

G C

Santa Claus is coming to town

G Em7 Am D7

Santa Claus is coming...

G Em7 Am D7

Santa Claus is coming...

G Em7 Am D7 G C G Ab G7

Santa Claus is coming to town

About Santa Claus Is Comin To Town Chords by Mariah Carey

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What key is "Santa Claus Is Comin To Town" in?

The chords for "Santa Claus Is Comin To Town" show the original chord names (including G, C, D, G7, Cm, Em7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.