Death May Be Your Santa Claus Chords by Mott The Hoople

Death May Be Your Santa Claus chords by Mott The Hoople

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Intro:
A*
D  Dsus4   E  Esus4   E5   D5 C5  A5        A5
A5

Verse 1:
    D7
How long 'fore you realise you swing
    A7
How long 'fore you realise you sting
         D7
From the good to the bad to the ugly change
    A7
How long 'fore you start to rearrange
    D  Dsus4   E  Esus4       E5   D5      C5  A5
How long   how long 'fore you realize that I’m strange?

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Instrumental:
D  Dsus4   E  Esus4   E5   D5 C5  A5        A5

Verse 2:
    D7
How long will it take to turn you around
    A7
How long will it take to bend you down
   D7
It makes you believe in the real exchange
    A7
How long will it take for me to rearrange
    D  Dsus4   E  Esus4       E5   D5      C5  A5
How long how   long 'fore you realize that I’m strange?

Instrumental:
D  Dsus4   E  Esus4   E5   D5 C5

Bridge:
B
 Well I don't care what the people may say
F#
I don't give a   -  anyway
B                                       D  Dsus4  E  Esus4
I don't care what the people say, all right
B
I don't care what the people may say
F#
I don't give a   -  anyway
B
I don't care what the people may say

Instrumental:
D  Dsus4  E  Esus4  E5 D5 C5 A5
D  Dsus4  E  Esus4  E5 D5 C5 A5

Verse 3:
    D7
How long 'fore you realize what you missed
    A7
How long 'fore we get out and may get pissed
    D7
You get all the books from the Corn Exchange
A7
Really mad at this outrage
    D  Dsus4   E  Esus4       E5   D5      C5  A5
How long, how  long 'fore you realize that I’m strange?

Instrumental:
D  Dsus4   E  Esus4   E5 - D5 C5

Bridge:
B
 I don't care what the people may say
F#
I don't give a  -  anyway
B                                      D  Dsus4  E  Esus4
I don't care what the people may say, wooo!
B
I don't care what the people may say
F#
I don't give a   -  anyway
B
I don't care what the people may say, yeah!

D  Dsus4  E  Esus4  E5 D5 C5 A5
D  Dsus4  E  Esus4  E5 D5 C5 A5
B  F#     D  E      B

Outro:
A7*

N.C.:
How long
    D7
How long
    A7
How long
    D7
How long
    A7
How long

                      D7
Won't you tell me how long
                      A7
Won't you tell me how long
                      D7
Won't you tell me how long
                      A7
Won't you tell me how long

D7
How long will it take
A7
How long will it take
D7
How long will it take (yeah)
A7
How long will it take

D  Dsus4  E  Esus4  E5 D5 C5 A5
D  Dsus4  E  Esus4  E5 D5 C5 A5

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| * mostly palm-muted

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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