Bruce Springsteen – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Guitar Live)

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Houston 1978 version Let me set the stage for you It's a cold December night It's Christmas Eve! And me and Steve are walking home from a bar down the boardwalk It's snowing As we look up in the distance, we see something coming at us. [Intro] C F/C C F/C [Verse 1]

          C                     F/C
Yeah, you better watch out, you better not cry

      C                    F/C
You better not pout, I'm telling you why

C                F/C
  Santa Claus is comin' to town

C                F/C
  Santa Claus is comin' to town

C     Am       F   G
Santa Claus is comin'

 C
to  town

[Verse 2]

     C                   F/C
He's making a list, he's checkin' it twice

     C                    F/C
He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice

C                F/C
  Santa Claus is comin' to town

C       Am     F   G
Santa Claus is comin'

  C     C7
to  town

[Verse 3]

Gm           C7            F
He sees you when you're sleeping

Gm        C7        F
He knows if you're awake

   D7                   G
He knows if you've been bad or good

         D7            G
So you’d better be good for goodness sake (better be good for goodness sake)

[Chorus]

      C                       F
You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry

      C                    F
You'd better not pout, I'm telling you why

C              F        C
Santa Claus is comin' to town

C              F        C
Santa Claus is comin' to town

C    Am          G7    C
Santa Claus is coming

  C     G7    C
to town

[Solo] C F C F Dm C F Dm C F Dm [Verse 4]

Gm          C7          F
He sees you when you're sleeping

Gm          C7     F
He knows if you're awake

   D7                   G
He knows if you've been bad or good

         D7          G
So you’d better be good for goodness sake (very good for goodness sake)

[Chorus]

      C                       F
You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry

      C                    F
You'd better not pout, I'm telling you why

C              F        C
Santa Claus is comin' to town

C              F       C
Santa Claus is comin' to town

C   Am   F    G7
Santa Claus is comin'

  C     G7    C
to town

[Interlude] C F C F C F C F [Chorus]

C               F
 Santa Claus is comin' to town

C               F
 Santa Claus is comin' to twn

C               F
 Santa Claus is comin' to town

C               F
 Santa Claus is comin' to town

C               F
 Santa Claus is comin' to town

C               F
 Santa Claus is comin' to town

C               F
 Santa Claus is comin' to town

[Chorus]

C               F
 Santa Claus is comin' to own

C               F
 Santa Claus is comin' to town

C               F
 Santa Claus is comin' to town

C               F
 Santa Claus is comin' to town

C               F
 Santa Claus is comin' to town

C               F
 Santa Claus is comin' to town

C               F         C
 Santa Claus is comin' to town