A  Bm  A


[Chorus]
                          D
You better watch out, you better not cry
A                    D
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
A              Bm        A     E
Santa Claus is coming to town!


[Post-chorus]
                        D
He's making a list, and checking it twice
     A                    D
He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice
A              D         A
Santa Claus is coming to town!


[Bridge]
                     D
He sees when you are sleeping
   A                  D
He knows when you're awake
   A                    E
He knows if you've been bad or good
      D                 E
So be good for goodness sake!


[Chorus]
                              D
Oh! You better watch out, you better not cry
A                    D
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
A              D         A
Santa Claus is coming to town!


[Chorus]
                          D
You better watch out, you better not cry
A                    D
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
A              D         A     D
Santa Claus is coming to town!


[Post-chorus]
     A                  D
He's making a list, and checking it twice
     A                    D
He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice
A              D         A
Santa Claus is coming to town!


[Bridge]
                     D
He sees when you are sleeping
   A                  D
He knows when you're awake
   A                    E
He knows if you've been bad or good
      D                 E
So be good for goodness sake!


[Chorus]
    A                     D
You better watch out, you better not cry
A                    D
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
A              D         A
Santa Claus is coming to town!


[Instrumental]
A  D  A  D  A  E  A      Bm  A  D  A  Bm  A  D


[Chorus 2]
     A                    D
With little tin horns and little toy drums
A                    D
Rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums
A              D         A    Bm
Santa Claus is comin' to town


[Post-chorus 2]
    E                     D
And curly head dolls that toddle and coo
A                     D
Elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too
A              E         A
Santa Claus is comin' to town


[Bridge]
                      D             A          D
Then kids in Girl and Boy land will have a jubilee
        A             E                                C
They're gonna build a Toyland all around the Christmas tree


[Chorus]
        A                     D
So! You better watch out, you better not cry
A                    D
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
A              E         A
Santa Claus is comin' to town


[Outro]
               E
Santa Claus is comin'
A              D         A
Santa Claus is comin' to town