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Must Be Santa

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                Must Be Santa – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Hal Moore/Bill Fredericks
From: "Christmas in the Heart" (2009)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
  DA  EA  DA  EA
|   |   |   |   |
  DA  EA  DA  EA
|   |   |   |   |
[Verse 1]
A                        E
Who's got a beard that's long and white?
 E                          A
(Santa's got a beard that's long and white)
A                     E
Who comes around on a special night?
E                        A
(Santa comes around on a special night)
A              A
Special night, beard that's white
Bm       E      A       F#m
 Must be Santa, must be Santa
Bm     E           A       A
                         |  | % |
 Must be Santa, Santa Claus
[Verse 2]
A                     E
Who wears boots and a suit of red?
 E                       A
(Santa wears boots and a suit of red)
A                    E
Who wears a long cap on his head?
 E                      A
(Santa wears a long cap on his head)
A            A
Cap on head, suit that's red
A              A
Special night, beard that's white
Bm       E      A       F#m
 Must be Santa, must be Santa
Bm     E           A       A
                         |  | % |
 Must be Santa, Santa Claus
[Verse 3]
A                   E
Who's got a big red cherry nose?
 E                     A
(Santa's got a big red cherry nose)
A                     E
Who laughs this way, "ho, ho, ho!"?
 E                       A
(Santa laughs this way, "ho, ho, ho!" )
A           A
Ho, ho, ho, cherry nose
A            A
Cap on head, suit that's red
A              A
Special night, beard that's white
Bm       E      A       F#m
 Must be Santa, must be Santa
Bm       E            A
 Must be Santa, Santa Claus
[Solo]
  Bb Eb F  Bb
|  |  |  |  |
  Bb Eb F  Bb
|  |  |  |  |
[Verse 4]
Bb                 F
Who very soon will come our way?
 F                    Bb
(Santa very soon will come our way)
Bb                    F
Eight little reindeer pull his sleigh
 F                       Bb
(Santa's little reindeer pull his sleigh)
Bb               Bb
Reindeer sleigh, come our way
Bb          Bb
Ho, ho, ho, cherry nose
Bb           Bb
Cap on head, suit that's red
Bb             Bb
Special night, beard that's white
Cm       F      Bb      Gm
 Must be Santa, must be Santa
Cm       F            Bb
 Must be Santa, Santa Claus
[Solo]
  B  E  F# B
|  |  |  |  |
  B  E  F# B
|  |  |  |  |
[Verse 5] (variation)
F#
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen
F#
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon
F#
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen
F#
Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton
B                B
Reindeer sleigh, come our way
B           B
Ho, ho, ho, cherry nose
B            B
Cap on head, suit that's red
B              B
Special night, beard that's white
C#m      F#     B       G#m
 Must be Santa, must be Santa
C#m      F#           B
 Must be Santa, Santa Claus
C#m      F#     B       G#m
 Must be Santa, must be Santa
C#m      F#           B
 Must be Santa, Santa Claus
[Outro]
  EB  F#B  EB  F#B
|   |   |   |   |
  EB  F#B  EB  F#B
|   |   |   |   |

Must Be Santa chords and lyrics

Free chords for Must Be Santa by Bob Dylan. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Must Be Santa – Bob Dylan
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Hal Moore/Bill Fredericks
From: "Christmas in the Heart" (2009)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| D A | E A | D A | E A |
| D A | E A | D A | E A |
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Solo]
| Bb | Eb | F | Bb |
| Bb | Eb | F | Bb |
[Verse 4]
[Solo]
| B | E | F# | B |
| B | E | F# | B |
[Verse 5] (variation)
[Outro]
| E B | F# B | E B | F# B |
| E B | F# B | E B | F# B |

Must Be Santa Chords by Bob Dylan

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