The Jackson 5 – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Guitar)

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[Intro] C5*C5*C5*C5*

C        C/G        F
[tab]C        C/G        F

[Verse 1]

[tab]        C        C7       F           Fm
You better watch out, you better not cry

        C     C7          F           Fm
You better not pout, I'm telling you why

C        C/G        F
Santa Claus is coming to town

C        C/G        F
Santa Claus is coming to town

C     Am           Dm    G5   C-C7-F-Fm
Santa Claus is coming to town

[Verse 2]

    C           C7            F          Fm
He's making a list, and checking it twice;

    C        C7                        F     Fm
He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice

C        C/G        F
Santa Claus is coming to town

C        C/G        F
Santa Claus is coming to town

C     Am           Dm    G5   C-C7-F-Fm
Santa Claus is coming to town

[Bridge]

           C5                F5
He sees you when you're sleeping

            C5           F5
He knows when you're awake

           D5                 G5
He knows if you've been bad or good

          D5               G5
So be good for goodness sake!

[Verse 3]

        C                   C7           F  Fm
Oh! You better watch out, you better not cry

        C             C7           F   Fm
You better not pout, I'm telling you why

C        C/G        F
Santa Claus is coming to town

C        C/G        F
Santa Claus is coming to town

C     Am           Dm    G5   C-C7-F-Fm
Santa Claus is coming to town

[Interlude] C-C7-F-Fm x2 [Chorus]

C        C/G        F
Santa Claus is coming to town

C        C/G        F
Santa Claus is coming to town

C     Am           Dm    G5   C-C7-F-Fm
Santa Claus is coming to town

[Verse 4]

(p.m.)C5                 F5
Little tin horns, and little toy drums

(p.m.)C5                 F5
Rooty-toot-toot, and rump-a-tum-tum

(p.m.)C5                 F5
Curly-haired dolls, that tootle and coo

(p.m.)C5                 F5
Elephants, boats and kiddie cars too

[Chorus]

C        C/G        F
Santa Claus is coming to town

C        C/G        F
Santa Claus is coming to town

C     Am           Dm    G5   C-C7-F-Fm
Santa Claus is coming to town

[Chorus]

C        C/G        F
Santa Claus is coming to town

C        C/G        F
Santa Claus is coming to town

C     Am           Dm    G5   C-C7-F-Fm
Santa Claus is coming to town