[Intro]
| A# | D# F | A# | F |

[Chorus]
A#
You better watch out,
G#
you better not cry.
A#
You better not pout
D#
I'm tellin' you why(why?)
A#              F7
Santa Claus is comin'
A#            F7
to town, gather 'round.

[Verse 1]
A#
He's making a list, checking it twice
He's gonna find out
D#
Who's naughty and nice
A#             C      F7  A#
Santa Claus is comin' to  town.

[Bridge]
D#
He sees you when you're sleeping
A#                 D#
He knows when you're awake
C7                   F
He knows if you've been bad or good
F7
So be good for goodness sake.

[Chorus]
A#
You better watch out,
G#
you better not cry.
A#
You better not pout
D#
I'm tellin' you why(why?)
A#              F7
Santa Claus is comin'
A#            F7
to town, gather 'round.

[Verse 2]
A#
(With little tin horns,
D#
little tin drums.)
A#                    D#
(Ruby-toot-toots and rumme-tum-tums.
A#      Gm      Cm    F7  A#    F
(Santa Claus is comin' to town.)

[Verse 3]
A#
And curly head dolls
D#
that cuddle and coo
A#                   D#         A#
Elephants, boats and kiddy cars too
Gm       F         A#
Santa Claus is comin' to town.

[Verse 4]
D#
The kids and girls in boy land
A#         D#
will have a jubilee
C7            F
They're gonna build a Toyland town
F
All around the Christmas tree.

[Chorus]
A#
You better watch out,
G#
you better not cry.
A#
You better not pout
D#
I'm tellin' you why(why?)
A#              F7
Santa Claus is comin'
A#            F7
to town, gather 'round.

[Break]
| A# | D# | A# | D# |

| A# Gm | Cm A# | A# C | C A# |

| A# D# | D# | A# | D# |

| A# | Cm F | A# | A# |

[Bridge]
D#
He sees you when you're sleeping
A#                 D#
He knows when you're awake
C7                   F
He knows if you've been bad or good
F7
So be good for goodness sake.

[Chorus]
A#
You better watch out,
G#
you better not cry.
A#
You better not pout
D#
I'm tellin' you why(why?)
A#              F7
Santa Claus is comin'
A#            F7
to town, gather 'round.

[Chorus]
A#
You better watch out,
G#
you better not cry.
A#
You better not pout
D#
I'm tellin' you why(why?)
A#              F7
Santa Claus is comin'
A#            F7
to town, gather 'round.

[Outtro]
F7            A#
You mean, the big fat man with the
long white beard.
Cm              A#
(He's comin' to town...)