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Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (A Major)
Artist: John Frederick Coots & Haven Gillespie    Genre: Christmas: Pop    Roman Numerals: I, ii, II7, IV, V, V7, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ICDb   
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A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
Bm
(B,D,F♯)
F♯ B F♯ B D F♯
B7
(B,D♯,F♯,A)
- B D♯ A B F♯
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
E
(E,G♯,B)
E B E G♯ B E
E7
(E,G♯,B,D)
E B D G♯ B E
F♯m
(F♯,A,C♯)
F♯ C♯ F♯ A C♯ F♯


Verse 1
{C♯} You [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] better watch out
You [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] better not cry
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Better not pout
I'm [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] telling you why
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Santa		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Claus is		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] coming		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] to		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] town

Verse 2
He's [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] making a list
And [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] checking it twice;
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Gonna find out
Who's [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] naughty and nice
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Santa		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Claus is		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] coming		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] to		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] town

Bridge
He [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sees you when you're sleeping
He [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] knows when you're awake
He [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] knows if you've been bad or good
So be [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] good for goodness sake!

Verse 3
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] O! You		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] better watch out!
You [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] better not cry
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Better not pout
I'm [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] telling you why
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Santa		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Claus is		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] coming		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] to		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] town
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Santa		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Claus is		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] coming		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] to		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] town
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