Riff x 2 with hand claps [E][E] E|-0---3b-0---3b--0--3b-0|
(drums in) [E] Riff x 2 and Yeah
[Verse 1] [A5] Friends say it's fine, friends say it's good Everybody says it's just like Robin Hood [E] [E] Riff x 2 and yeah I [A5] move like a cat, charge like a ram Sting like a bee, babe I wanna be your m [E] an [E] Riff x 2 and yeah Well, it's pl [A] ain to see you were m [B] eant for me, yeah [E] I'm your toy, your 20th century boy
[E] Riff x 2
[Verse 2] [A] Friends say it's fine, friends say it's good Everybody says it's just like Robin Hood [E] [E] Riff x 2 and yeah [A5] Fly like a plane, drive like a car Ball like a hen, babe I wanna be your m [E] an - oh [E] Riff x 2 and yeah Well, it's pl [A] ain to see you were m [B] eant for me, yeah [E] I'm your toy, your 20th century boy
[Chorus] [E] 20th centu [D] ry [E] toy, I wanna be [G] your [E] boy [E] 20th centu [D] ry [E] toy, I wanna be [G] your [E] boy [E] 20th centu [D] ry [E] toy, I wanna be [G] your [E] boy [E] 20th centu [D] ry [E] toy, I wanna be [G] your [E] boy
[Telefonics add another vamp in E here]
[Verse 3] [A5] Friends say it's fine, friends say it's good Everybody says it's just like Robin Hood [E] [E] Riff x 2 and yeah I [A5] move like a cat, charge like a ram Sting like a bee, babe I wanna be your m [E] an [E] Riff x 2 and yeah Well, it's pl [A] ain to see you were m [B] eant for me, yeah [E] I'm your toy, your 20th century boy
[Chorus] [E] 20th centu [D] ry [E] toy, I wanna be [G] your [E] boy [E] 20th centu [D] ry [E] toy, I wanna be [G] your [E] boy [E] 20th centu [D] ry [E] toy, I wanna be [G] your [E] boy [E] 20th centu [D] ry [E] toy, I wanna be [G] your [E] boy
[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
