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Bruce Springsteen-Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - BPM - 107

Harmonica is
Vocal Patches - - -
[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

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Average White Band-Pick Up The Pieces - BPM - 107

Harmonica is -
Vocal Patches - - -
Drums

Intro No drums - 4
Riff A x 14 bars - sax comes in straightaway unlike later
3rd sax line varies, no sax last one
Riff A x 14 bars

Fill into
Riff B x 4 (5 bars) - drums stop

Riff A x 14 sax comes in after 2 bars
Riff B x 4 (5 bars - hold note over spoken)

Spoken pick up x 4 starts straight on that 5th bar

Sax solo x 12
Key change x 4

Riff A x 4 sax straight in
Riff B x 9

Spoken pick up x 4 with drum fills

Riff A x 1 to end

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