Learn to play "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A You better watch out D You better not cry A You better not pout D I'm telling you why A F#m Bm7 E7 A Santa Claus is coming to town A He's making a list, D And checking it twice; A D Gonna find out who's naughty and nice. A F#m Bm7 E7 A Santa Claus is coming to town D He knows when you've been sleeping He knows when you're awake B7 He knows when you've been good or bad E So be good for goodness sake You better not cry, better not pout Better be good, he's checking you out Santa Claus is coming to town He knows when you've been sleeping He knows when you're awake He knows when you've been good or bad So be good for goodness sake, oh You better not pout, better not cry Better be sweet, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town Santa Claus is coming to town Santa Claus is coming to town The big fat man is coming The big fat man is coming The big fat man is coming to town You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA D E E7 F#m B7 Bm7 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 "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" by Chris Isaak.