G            G7         C          Eb
You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry
      G          G7        C           Eb
You'd better not pout, I'm telling you why
G                C
  Santa Claus is coming to town!
G                C
  Santa Claus is coming to town!
G     Em       C      D    G
Santa Claus is coming   to town


[Post-chorus]
     G        G7         C           Eb
He's making a list, he's checkin' it twice
     G          G7        C          Eb
He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice
G                C
  Santa Claus is coming to town!
G                C
  Santa Claus is coming to town!
G     Em       C      D    G
Santa Claus is coming   to town


[Verse 1]
   G                 C
He sees when you are sleeping
   G                  C
He knows when you're awake
   Am                   D
He knows if you've been bad or good
      Am                D
So be good for goodness sake, oh


[Chorus]
      G            G7         C          Eb
You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry
      G          G7        C           Eb
You'd better not pout, I'm telling you why
G                C
  Santa Claus is coming to town!
G                C
  Santa Claus is coming to town!
G     Em       C      D    G
Santa Claus is coming   to town


[Instrumental]
| G G7 C Eb | G G7 C Eb |
| G    C    | G    C    |
| G Em C D  | G         |


[Bridge]
     G                    C
With little tin horns and little toy drums
G                    C
Rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums
G                     C
Curly head dolls that toddle and coo
G                     C
Elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too


[Chorus]
G                C
  Santa Claus is coming to town!
G                C
  Santa Claus is coming to town!
G     Em       C      D    G
Santa Claus is coming   to town


[Verse 2]
     G                C             G          C
Then kids in Girl and Boy land will have a jubilee
        Am            D            Am                  D
They're gonna build a toyland all around the Christmas tree,  so


[Chorus]
      G            G7         C          Eb
You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry
      G          G7        C           Eb
You'd better not pout, I'm telling you why
G                C
  Santa Claus is coming to town!
G                C
  Santa Claus is coming to town!
G     Em       C      D    G
Santa Claus is coming   to town


[Outro]
C              D         G       G7 C Eb
Santa Claus is coming to town

G  G7  C  Eb
(fade)