MISC CHRISTMAS - "santa claus is coming to town" Tablature

[a version of this song is also to be found under s/springsteen_bruce/ ]

Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 18:27:02 -0500
corrections From: Chris Clark <drclueful@hotmail.com>
Subject: m/misc_christmas/santa_claus_is_coming_to_town.crd

Title: "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

Composed by: J. Fred Coots and Henry Gillespie

Original tab by: steve.johnson@his.com
Revised tab by: Chris Clark

Corrected in Steve's original key of A, but it's easy to transpose
to whatever suits you (for example, Bruce Springsteen sings it in C).

Comments and crits to: drclueful@hotmail.com

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Tab: Guitar
Tuning: Standard

A
You better...
D
You better...
A
You better...
D
I'm telling...
A F#m Bm E A E7
Santa Claus is coming...to town

A
He's making...
D
And checking...
A
Gonna find...
D
Naughty and...
A F#m Bm E A A7
Santa Claus is coming...to town

Em A7 D
He sees...when...sleeping
Em A7 D
He knows...you're...awake
B E7
He knows...bad or good
B E7
So be good...sake!

A
You better...
D
You better...
A
You better...
D
I'm telling...
A F#m Bm E A
Santa Claus...coming to...town

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Recommended chord positions

A

e --O--I
B --2--I
G --2--I
D --2--I
A --O--I
E --x--I

D

e --2--I
B --3--I
G --2--I
D --O--I
A --x--I
E --x--I

F#m

e --2--I
B --2--I
G --2--I
D --4--I
A --4--I
E --2--I

Bm

e --2--I
B --3--I
G --4--I
D --4--I
A --2--I
E --x--I

E

e --O--I
B --O--I
G --1--I
D --2--I
A --2--I
E --O--I

E7

e --O--I
B --O--I
G --1--I
D --O--I
A --2--I
E --O--I

A7

e --O--I
B --2--I
G --O--I
D --2--I
A --O--I
E --x--I

Em

e --O--I
B --O--I
G --O--I
D --2--I
A --2--I
E --O--I

B

e --x--I
B --4--I
G --4--I
D --4--I
A --2--I
E --x--I