| A | D E | A | E |

[Chorus]
    A                     G
You better watch out, you better not cry.
    A                    D
You better not pout, I'm tellin' you why. (why?)
A                  E7     A            E7
 Santa Claus is comin' to town, gather 'round.

[Verse 1]
     A
He's making a list, checking it twice.
                          D
He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice.
A            B     E7     A      A
 Santa Claus is comin' to town.

[Bridge]
                         D
(He sees you when you're sleeping.)
    A                  D
(He knows when you're awake.)
   B7                   E
He knows if you've been bad or good.
                           E7
(So be good for goodness sake.)

[Chorus]
     A
(You better watch out, you better not cry.)
                G         Dm
(You netter not pout, I'm tellin' you why.)
A           D     E      A      E7
Santa Claus is comin' to town.

[Verse 2]
      A                 D
(With little tin horns, little tin drums.)
A                    D
(Ruby-toot-toots and rumme-tum-tums.
A      F#m      Bm    E7  A      E
(Santa Claus is comin' to town.)

[Verse 3]
     A                     D
(And curly head dolls that cuddle and coo.)
A                     D          A
(Elephants, boats and kiddy cars too.)
       F#m      E         A       A
(Santa Claus is comin' to town.)

[Verse 4]
                      D              A          D
The kids and girls in boy land, will have a jubilee.
        B7            E
They're gonna build a Toyland town.
E
All around the Christmas tree.

[Chorus]
     A                      D
(You better watch out,) you better not cry.
     A                      D
(You better not pout,) I'ma tellin' you why.
A      F#m      Bm    E   A       A
(Santa Claus is comin' to town.)

[Break]
| A | D | A | D |
| A F#m | Bm A | A B | B A |
| A D | D | A | D |
| A | Bm E | A | A |

[Bridge]
                             D
(He sees you when you're sleepin'.)
     A                    D
(And he knows when you're awake.)
   B7                E
He knows when you've been: Bad or good.
E
So be good for goodness sake.

[Chorus]
           A                      Dm
You better watch out, (you better not cry.)
           D         A    D
You better not pout, (I'm tellin' you why.)
A      F#m      Bm    E   A       A
(Santa Claus is comin' to town.)

[Chorus]
                  G        B          A
(You better watch out, you better not cry.)
                E          D
(You better not pout, I'ma tellin' you why.)
A      F#m      Bm7
(Santa Claus is comin'..)

[Outro]
E7            A
You mean, the big fat man with the long white beard.
Bm              A         A    A
(He's comin' to town...)