Santa Claus Is Coming To Town tab by Frank Sinatra

Title:  Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Artist: Frank Sinatra

Time:  4/4
Tempo: Q=120, quite fast
Capo:  0
Play bass quarters consequently with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths.
Emphasize the melody notes.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
Play the E bass string (6th) 2nd fret with you left-hand thumb wrap around.

Verse:  (2x)
   G                                                 C                           G
E|---------------------|---------------------------|-0---2---3----3------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------0---|-0---1---3----3--------3---|-----------------------0---|-0---1---3----3-------3---|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|---------0---------0-------|--------------------------|
D|------0------0-------|---------0---------0-------|---------------------------|---------0---------0------|
A|---------------------|---------------------------|-3------------3------------|--------------------------|
E|-3-------3-----------|-3------------3------------|---------------------------|-3------------3-----------|
                   You   bet-ter watch out,    you   bet-ter not  cry,     you   bet-ter not  pout,   I'm
                   He's  ma-  king a list      and   checking it twice.          Gonna find out       who's

   C                        G                     D7                    G
E|-0----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-----3---1----1---------|-0----3---------0----|------1--------------|---------------------|
G|------------------------|---------------------|-2--------------2----|-0-------------------|
D|---------2---------2----|------0----0----0----|------2---------0----|------0---------0----|
A|-3------------3---------|---------------------|-0-------------------|-----------2---------|
E|------------------------|-3---------3---------|-----------2---------|-3-------------------|
   tel-ling you why:        San- ta   Claus is    com- ing       to     town.
   naughty and nice.        San- ta   Claus is    com- ing       to     town.


Transition:
                         Am                    C                     Am
E|----------------3----|-5----3----2----3----|-0----0---------3----|-5----3----2----3----|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|------2---------2----|------0---------0----|
A|-----------2---------|---------------------|-3-------------------|---------------------|
E|-3-------------------|-5---------3---------|-----------3---------|-5---------3---------|
                  He     sees you  when you're sleeping.      He     knows when you're a-

   C                     Bm                    D                     Am        G7
E|-0--------------5----|-7----5----4----5----|------5----0---------|-5----3----1----0----|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-7--------------7----|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------2---------0----|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|
A|-3-------------------|---------------------|-0---------0---------|---------------------|
E|-----------3---------|-7---------4---------|---------------------|-5---------3---------|
   wake.          He     knows, if you've been bad  or   good, so be good for  goodness

Reprise:
                                                    C                           G                       C
E|--------------------|---------------------------|-0---2---3----3------------|--------------------------|
B|-3--------------0---|-0---1---3----3--------3---|-----------------------0---|-0---1---3----3-------3---|
G|--------------------|---------------------------|---------0---------0-------|--------------------------|
D|------0------0------|---------0---------0-------|---------------------------|---------0---------0------|
A|--------------------|---------------------------|-3------------3------------|--------------------------|
E|-3--------3---------|-3------------3------------|---------------------------|-3------------3-----------|
   sake.          You   bet-ter watch out,    you   bet-ter not  cry,     you   bet-ter not  pout,   I'm

                         G                     D7                       G
E|-0----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-----3---1----1---------|-0----3---------0----|------1--------------|---------------------|
G|------------------------|---------------------|-2--------------2----|-0-------------------|
D|---------2---------2----|------0----0----0----|------2---------0----|------0---------0----|
A|-3------------3---------|---------------------|-0-------------------|-----------2---------|
E|------------------------|-3---------3---------|-----------2---------|-3-------------------|
   tel-ling you why:        San- ta   Claus is    com- ing       to     town!

Outro:
   D7                                          G
E|-7----7----3---------|-7----7---------7----|-3-------------------|-3------|
B|----------------3----|---------------------|---------------------|-0------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-0------|
D|------0---------0----|------0---------7----|------0---------0----|--------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-----------2---------|--------|
E|-7---------3---------|-7---------7---------|-3-------------------|-3------|