Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto chords by James Brown

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
G+G

Verse 1:
G+G
Santa Claus, go straight to the ghetto
G+G
Hitch up your reindeer, uh!
G+G
And go straight to the ghetto
G+G
Santa Claus, go straight to the ghetto

Bridge:
Bm7Bm7    E7E7      A7A7 D7D7
Fill every stocking you find
  C majorC             F9F9
The kids are gonna love you so, uh!

Verse 2:
G+G
Leave a toy for Johnny
G+G
Leave a doll for Mary
G+G
Leave something pretty for Donnie
G+G
And don't forget about Gary

Verse 3:
G+G
Santa Claus, uh, go straight to the ghetto
G+G
Santa Claus, go straight to the ghetto
G+G
Tell 'em James Brown sent you, huh!
G+G
Go straight to the ghetto

Bridge:
  Bm7Bm7     E7E7    A7A7     D7D7
You know that I know what you will see
C majorC          F9F9
'Cause that was once me

Sax Solo:
G+G
 Hit it, hit it!
G+G
You see mothers and soul brothers

Verse 3:
G+G
Santa Claus, go straight to the ghetto
G+G
Santa Claus, oh Lord, go straight to the ghetto
G+G
Fill every stocking you find
G+G
The kids are gonna love you so
G+G
Fill every stocking you find
G+G
You know that they need you so
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I'm begging you, Santa Claus
G+G
Go straight to the ghetto

Bridge:
  Bm7Bm7 E7E7 A7A7  D7D7
If anyone  wanna know
     C majorC            F9F9
Tell 'em Hank Ballard told you so

Outro:
G+G
Santa Claus, go straight to the ghetto
G+G
Never thought I'd realize
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I'd be singing a song with water in my eyes
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Santa Claus, go straight to the ghetto
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Don't leave nothing for me
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I've had my chance, you see?
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Santa Claus, go straight to the ghetto
G+G
Santa Claus, the soul brother need you so
G+G
Santa Clause, tell 'em James Brown sent you