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Back Door Santa

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CAPO 1
[INTRO]
E     E     E
[VERSE]
They Ecall me Back Door Santa
AI make my run at the break of daEy
They call me ABack Door Santa
I make my run at the break of dEay
I keep the Blittle girls happyBb  A  
While the boys are out to Eplay
[VERSE]
Well I Eain't like the old Saint Nick
AAhh, He only comes but once a yEear
I said AI ain't like the old Saint Nick
He only comes but once a Eyear
I come Brunnin' when you call me dearBb  A  
I come runnin' every time you Ecall me
[BRIDGE]
I keep some Echange up in my pocket
AIn case the children are Ehome
I give 'em a fAew pennies
So that we can be Ealone
I lEeave the back door open
So Eif anybody smells a mouse
And Ewouldn't old Santa be in trouble
If Ethere ain't no chimney in the house, yeah
[VERSE]
They Acall me Back Door Santa
I make my run at the break of Eday
I keep the Blittle girls entertainedBb  A  
While the boys are out to Eplay
Yeah, that what I say
[GUITAR SOLO]
F#
E  A  E  A  E  A  E  A  A  A  E  A  E  A  B  A  E  A  E  A
[BRIDGE]
I kEeep some change in my pocket
In Acase the children are homeE  
I give 'em a Afew pennies
So we can be Ealone
I leave the Aback door open
In case somebody smells a Emouse
It would be Ato bad for Santa
They caught me in the houEse
[VERSE]
They call Ame Back Door Santa
I make my run before the break of dEay
I make the Bgirls happyBb  A  
While the little boys are out to EplayA  E  A  
[OUTRO]
They Ecall me ABack Door SantaE  
They Ecall me BAack Door SantaE  

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Back Door Santa

by B.B. King

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO 1

[INTRO]

E E E

[VERSE]

They call me Back Door Santa

A E

I make my run at the break of day

They call me Back Door Santa

I make my run at the break of day

B Bb A

I keep the little girls happy

While the boys are out to play

[VERSE]

Well I ain't like the old Saint Nick

A E

Ahh, He only comes but once a year

I said I ain't like the old Saint Nick

He only comes but once a year

B Bb A

I come runnin' when you call me dear

I come runnin' every time you call me

[BRIDGE]

I keep some change up in my pocket

A E

In case the children are home

I give 'em a few pennies

So that we can be alone

I leave the back door open

So if anybody smells a mouse

And wouldn't old Santa be in trouble

If there ain't no chimney in the house, yeah

[VERSE]

They call me Back Door Santa

I make my run at the break of day

B Bb A

I keep the little girls entertained

While the boys are out to play

Yeah, that what I say

[GUITAR SOLO]

E A E A E A E A A A E A E A B A E A E A

[BRIDGE]

I keep some change in my pocket

A E

In case the children are home

I give 'em a few pennies

So we can be alone

I leave the back door open

In case somebody smells a mouse

It would be to bad for Santa

They caught me in the house

[VERSE]

They call me Back Door Santa

I make my run before the break of day

B Bb A

I make the girls happy

E A E A

While the little boys are out to play

[OUTRO]

E A E

They call me Back Door Santa

E A E

They call me Back Door Santa

About Back Door Santa Chords by B.B. King

Learn how to play Back Door Santa by B.B. King with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Back Door Santa chords”, “Back Door Santa guitar chords”, or “B.B. King Back Door Santa chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Back Door Santa chords and for experienced players who want accurate Back Door Santa lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, A, B, Bb, F#.

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What key is "Back Door Santa" in?

The chords for "Back Door Santa" show the original chord names (including E, A, B, Bb, F#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.