Without brackets: Bing sings by himself.
Between brackets: The Andrews Sisters sing with or without Bing.
Intro
| [A] | [D] [E] | [A] | [E] |
Chorus
[A] [G]
You better watch out, you better not cry.
[A] [D]
You better not pout, I'm tellin' you why. (why?)
[A] [E7] [A] [E7]
Santa Claus is comin' to town, gather 'round.
Verse 1
[A]
He's making a list, checking it twice.
[D]
He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice.
[A] [B] [E7] [A] [A]
Santa Claus is comin' to town.
Bridge
[D]
(He sees you when you're sleeping.)
[A] [D]
(He knows when you're awake.)
[B7] [E]
He knows if you've been bad or good.
[E7]
(So be good for goodness sake.)
Chorus
[A]
(You better watch out, you better not cry.)
[G] [Dm]
(You netter not pout, I'm tellin' you why.)
[A] [D] [E] [A] [E7]
Santa Claus is comin' to town.
Verse 2
[A] [D]
(With little tin horns, little tin drums.)
[A] [D]
(Ruby-toot-toots and rumme-tum-tums.
[A] [F#m] [Bm] [E7] [A] [E]
(Santa Claus is comin' to town.)
Verse 3
[A] [D]
(And curly head dolls that cuddle and coo.)
[A] [D] [A]
(Elephants, boats and kiddy cars too.)
[F#m] [E] [A] [A]
(Santa Claus is comin' to town.)
Verse 4
[D] [A] [D]
The kids and girls in boy land, will have a jubilee.
[B7] [E]
They're gonna build a Toyland town.
[E]
All around the Christmas tree.
Chorus
[A] [D]
(You better watch out,) you better not cry.
[A] [D]
(You better not pout,) I'ma tellin' you why.
[A] [F#m] [Bm] [E] [A] [A]
(Santa Claus is comin' to town.)
Break
| [A] | [D] | [A] | [D] |
| [A] [F#m] | [Bm] [A] | [A] [B] | [B] [A] |
| [A] [D] | [D] | [A] | [D] |
| [A] | [Bm] [E] | [A] | [A] |
Bridge
[D]
(He sees you when you're sleepin'.)
[A] [D]
(And he knows when you're awake.)
[B7] [E]
He knows when you've been: Bad or good.
[E]
So be good for goodness sake.
Chorus
[A] [Dm]
You better watch out, (you better not cry.)
[D] [A] [D]
You better not pout, (I'm tellin' you why.)
[A] [F#m] [Bm] [E] [A] [A]
(Santa Claus is comin' to town.)
Chorus
[G] [B] [A]
(You better watch out, you better not cry.)
[E] [D]
(You better not pout, I'ma tellin' you why.)
[A] [F#m] [Bm7]
(Santa Claus is comin'..)
Outro
[E7] [A]
You mean, the big fat man with the long white beard.
[Bm] [A] [A] [A]
(He's comin' to town...)
