Title: Santa Claus is Coming to Town Artist: Frank Sinatra Time: 4/4 Tempo: Q=120, quite fast Capo: 0 Play bass quarters consequently with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths. Emphasize the melody notes. The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Play the E bass string (6th) 2nd fret with you left-hand thumb wrap around. Verse: (2x) G C G E|---------------------|---------------------------|-0---2---3----3------------|--------------------------| B|-----------------0---|-0---1---3----3--------3---|-----------------------0---|-0---1---3----3-------3---| G|---------------------|---------------------------|---------0---------0-------|--------------------------| D|------0------0-------|---------0---------0-------|---------------------------|---------0---------0------| A|---------------------|---------------------------|-3------------3------------|--------------------------| E|-3-------3-----------|-3------------3------------|---------------------------|-3------------3-----------| You bet-ter watch out, you bet-ter not cry, you bet-ter not pout, I'm He's ma- king a list and checking it twice. Gonna find out who's
C G D7 G E|-0----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| B|-----3---1----1---------|-0----3---------0----|------1--------------|---------------------| G|------------------------|---------------------|-2--------------2----|-0-------------------| D|---------2---------2----|------0----0----0----|------2---------0----|------0---------0----| A|-3------------3---------|---------------------|-0-------------------|-----------2---------| E|------------------------|-3---------3---------|-----------2---------|-3-------------------| tel-ling you why: San- ta Claus is com- ing to town. naughty and nice. San- ta Claus is com- ing to town. Transition: Am C Am E|----------------3----|-5----3----2----3----|-0----0---------3----|-5----3----2----3----| B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|------2---------2----|------0---------0----| A|-----------2---------|---------------------|-3-------------------|---------------------| E|-3-------------------|-5---------3---------|-----------3---------|-5---------3---------| He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're a- C Bm D Am G7 E|-0--------------5----|-7----5----4----5----|------5----0---------|-5----3----1----0----| B|---------------------|---------------------|-7--------------7----|---------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|------2---------0----|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|------0---------0----| A|-3-------------------|---------------------|-0---------0---------|---------------------| E|-----------3---------|-7---------4---------|---------------------|-5---------3---------| wake. He knows, if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness Reprise: C G C E|--------------------|---------------------------|-0---2---3----3------------|--------------------------| B|-3--------------0---|-0---1---3----3--------3---|-----------------------0---|-0---1---3----3-------3---| G|--------------------|---------------------------|---------0---------0-------|--------------------------| D|------0------0------|---------0---------0-------|---------------------------|---------0---------0------| A|--------------------|---------------------------|-3------------3------------|--------------------------| E|-3--------3---------|-3------------3------------|---------------------------|-3------------3-----------| sake. You bet-ter watch out, you bet-ter not cry, you bet-ter not pout, I'm G D7 G E|-0----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| B|-----3---1----1---------|-0----3---------0----|------1--------------|---------------------| G|------------------------|---------------------|-2--------------2----|-0-------------------| D|---------2---------2----|------0----0----0----|------2---------0----|------0---------0----| A|-3------------3---------|---------------------|-0-------------------|-----------2---------| E|------------------------|-3---------3---------|-----------2---------|-3-------------------| tel-ling you why: San- ta Claus is com- ing to town! Outro: D7 G E|-7----7----3---------|-7----7---------7----|-3-------------------|-3------| B|----------------3----|---------------------|---------------------|-0------| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-0------| D|------0---------0----|------0---------7----|------0---------0----|--------| A|---------------------|---------------------|-----------2---------|--------| E|-7---------3---------|-7---------7---------|-3-------------------|-3------|