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Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Arr. Bruce Springsteen
[Intro]
C     C      F/C    G/C
[Verse 1]
You Cbetter watch out you Fbetter not Gcry
You Cbetter not pout I'm Ftelling you Gwhy
CSanta Claus is Fcoming to Gtown
CSanta Claus is Fcoming to Gtown
CSanta AmClaus is FcomiGng to CtownF  G  
[Verse 2]
He's Cmaking a list and Fchecking it Gtwice
He’s Cgonna find out who's Fnaughty or Gnice
CSanta Claus is Fcoming to Gtown
CSanta Claus is Fcoming to Gtown
CSanta AmClaus is FcomiGng to CtownC7  
[Bridge 1]
He Gmsees you Cwhen you're Fsleeping
He Gmknows when Cyou're Fawake
He D7knows if you've been bad or good
You G6better be good for goodness sake
better be good for goodness sake
[Verse 3]
You Cbetter watch out you Fbetter not Gcry
You Cbetter not pout I'm Ftelling you Gwhy
CSanta Claus is Fcoming to Gtown
CSanta Claus is Fcoming to Gtown
CSanta AmClaus is FcominGg to CtowFnG  
[Solo on Verse Chords]
C F G
C F G
C F G
C F G
C Am F G C C7
[Bridge 2]
He Gmsees you Cwhen you're Fsleeping
He Gmknows when Cyou're Fawake
He D7knows if you've been bad or good
You G6better be good for goodness sake
better be good for goodness sake
[Verse 4]
You Cbetter watch C/Bbout you Ambetter not Abcry
You Cbetter not C/Bbpout I'm Amtelling you Abwhy
CSanta Claus is Fcoming to Gtown
CSanta Claus is Fcoming to Gtown
CSanta AmClaus is Fcoming to GtowCn
[Tag]
C     C       F/C   G/C
CSanta Claus is Fcoming to Gtown
C     Am      Dm      G    C

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Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

by Bruce Springsteen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Arr. Bruce Springsteen

[Intro]

C C F/C G/C

[Verse 1]

C F G

You better watch out you better not cry

C F G

You better not pout I'm telling you why

C F G

Santa Claus is coming to town

C F G

Santa Claus is coming to town

C Am F G C F G

Santa Claus is coming to town

[Verse 2]

C F G

He's making a list and checking it twice

C F G

He’s gonna find out who's naughty or nice

C F G

Santa Claus is coming to town

C F G

Santa Claus is coming to town

C Am F G C C7

Santa Claus is coming to town

[Bridge 1]

Gm C F

He sees you when you're sleeping

Gm C F

He knows when you're awake

He knows if you've been bad or good

You better be good for goodness sake

better be good for goodness sake

[Verse 3]

C F G

You better watch out you better not cry

C F G

You better not pout I'm telling you why

C F G

Santa Claus is coming to town

C F G

Santa Claus is coming to town

C Am F G C F G

Santa Claus is coming to town

[Solo on Verse Chords]

C F G

C Am F G C C7

[Bridge 2]

Gm C F

He sees you when you're sleeping

Gm C F

He knows when you're awake

He knows if you've been bad or good

You better be good for goodness sake

better be good for goodness sake

[Verse 4]

C C/Bb Am Ab

You better watch out you better not cry

C C/Bb Am Ab

You better not pout I'm telling you why

C F G

Santa Claus is coming to town

C F G

Santa Claus is coming to town

C Am F G C

Santa Claus is coming to town

[Tag]

C C F/C G/C

C F G

Santa Claus is coming to town

C Am Dm G C

About Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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The chords for "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" show the original chord names (including C, F/C, G/C, F, G, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.