Lynyrd Skynyrd - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town: Guitar Chords

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.

Chorus:
       E
You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
He's making a list and checking it twice
Going to find out who's naughty and nice

Chorus:
    A
is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
    E
is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
B               A         E
Santa Claus is coming to town
    A
is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
    E
is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
F#              B         E
Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

B

Guitar chord B

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 Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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