[Intro - BPM 120] [Verse 1] [F#m] Ticking away the moments that make up a [A] dull day [E] Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand [F#m] way [F#m] Kicking around on a piece of ground in your [A] hometown [E] Waiting for someone or something to show you the [F#m] way
[Chorus] [Dmaj7] Tired of lying in the sunshine, [Amaj7] staying home to watch the rain [Dmaj7] You are young and life is long, and [Amaj7] there is time to kill today [Dmaj7] And then one day you find, [C#m7] ten years have got behind you [Bm7] No one told you when to run .. (run - low E - 4 2 0) [E] You missed the starting gun
[Guitar Solo] [F#m][A][E][F#m] x 4 [Dmaj7][Amaj7][Dmaj7][Amaj7][Dmaj7][C#m7][Bm7][E]
[Verse 2] And you [F#m] run and you run to catch up with the Sun, but it's [A] sinking; [E] Racing around to come up behind you ag [F#m] ain The [F#m] Sun is the same in a relative way, but you're [A] older, [E] shorter of breath, and one day closer to [F#m] death.
[Dmaj7] Every year is getting shorter, [Amaj7] never seem to find the time. [Dmaj7] Plans that either come to naught, or [Amaj7] half a page of scribbled lines. [Dmaj7] Hanging on in quiet desper [C#m7] ation is the English way. The [Bm] time is gone, the song is over. [Bm7] Thought I'd something [F] more to say.
Emadd9 (022002) A Emadd9 A
[Verse 3] [Em7] Home, home ag [A] ain [Em7] I like to be here when I [A] can [Em7] When I come home, cold and [A] tired [Em7] It's good to warm my bones beside the [A] fire [Cmaj7] Far away, across the field [Bm7] Tolling on the iron bell [Fmaj7] Calls the faithful to their knees [G] To hear the softly [D7#9 - Hendrix chord - X5456] spoken [D7b9 - x54545 - move little finger to high E string and barre] magic [Bm] spell
[Intro - No drums - stacatto down strokes] C C F/C G/C
[Verse 1] You [C] better watch [C] out you [F] better not [G] cry You [C] better not [C] pout I'm [F] telling you [G] why [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C] Santa [Am] Claus is [F] comi [G] ng to [C] town [F][G]
[Verse 2 - Half time B x bB S] He's [C] making a [C] list and [F] checking it [G] twice He's [C] gonna find [C] out who's [F] naughty or [G] nice [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C] Santa [Am] Claus is [F] comi [G] ng to [C] town [C7]
[Bridge 1 - Straight quiet drums] He [Gm] sees you [C] when you're [F] sleeping He [Gm] knows when [C] you're [F] awake He [D7] knows if you've been bad or good (dru [G6] ms B SS B S) - You better be good for goodness sake better be good for goodness sake (triplet fill - full drums in - start on upstroke of strum)
[Verse 3] You [C] better watch [C] out you [F] better not [G] cry You [C] better not [C] pout I'm [F] telling you [G] why [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town (next chords play straight) [C] Santa [Am] Claus is [F] comin [G] g to [C] town [C][F][G]
[Solo on Verse Chords] C C F G x 4 C Am F G - C C C7 C7
[Bridge 2] He [Gm] sees you [C] when you're [F] sleeping He [Gm] knows when [C] you're [F] awake He [D7] knows if you've been bad or good You [G6] better be good for goodness sake better be good for goodness sake
[Verse 4 - C/Bb-6x555x] You [C] better watch [C/Bb] out you [F/A] better not [Ab] cry You [C] better not [C/Bb] pout I'm [F/A] telling you [Ab] why [C][C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C][C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C][C] Santa [Am] Claus is [F] coming to [G] tow [C]
[Tag - Quiet bit as per intro] C C F/C G/C [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town (repeat a few times)
[Ending - Slow] [C] Santa [Am] Claus is [Dm] coming [G] to to [C] wn
