Bob Dylan - Must Be Santa: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Must Be Santa" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Must Be Santa Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Dylan

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Must Be Santa" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

  A                       E
Who's got a beard that's long and white
 E                          A
Santa's got a beard that's long and white
  A                     E
Who comes around on a special night
 E                        A
Santa comes around on a special night
  A
Special Night, beard that's white
Bm       E
Must be Santa
 A       F#m
Must be Santa
Bm       E7            A
Must be Santa, Santa Claus

Who wears boots and a suit of red
Santa wears boots and a suit of red
Who wears a long cap on his head
Santa wears a long cap on his head

Cap on head, suit that's red
Special night, beard that's white
Must be Santa
Must be Santa
Must be Santa, Santa Claus

Who's got a big red cherry nose
Santa's got a big red cherry nose
Who laughs this way Ho, Ho, Ho!
Santa laughs this way Ho, Ho, Ho!

Ho, Ho, Ho!, cherry nose
Cap on head, suit that's red
Special night, beard that's white
Must be Santa
Must be Santa
Must be Santa, Santa Claus

 A#                 F
Who very soon will come our way
                      A#
Santa very soon will come our way
                       F
Eight little reindeer pull his sleigh
                         A#
Santa's little reindeer pull his sleigh

Reindeer sleigh, come our way
Ho, Ho, Ho!, cherry nose
Cap on head, suit that's red
Special night, beard that's white

Cm       F
Must be Santa
A#       Gm
Must be Santa
Cm       F            A#
Must be Santa, Santa Claus

 B               F#
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen,
                      B
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon,
 B               F#
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen,
                 B
Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton

Reindeer sleigh, come our way
Ho, Ho, Ho!, cherry nose
Cap on head, suit that's red
Special night, beard that's white

C#m      F#
Must be Santa
 B       G#m
Must be Santa
C#m      F#            B
Must be Santa, Santa Claus
Must be Santa
Must be Santa
Must be Santa, Santa Claus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

E7

Guitar chord E7

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Must Be Santa" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Must Be Santa" by Bob Dylan.

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