Chords for Lightnin' Rich - Santa's Groove (1985) | Big John and The Maniacs
Tempo:
124.7 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
E
Dbm
Gb
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gb] [F]
[N]
[Ab] [Gb]
[F]
[Gb]
[Abm] [Eb]
[Ab] [E] I'm totally fresh, I'm springin', I'm gettin' full, young as a mole,
it's got to be chill straight from the night, bro, [Ab] pay [Ab] attention, let the bells jingle,
find this move over for me, Kris Kringle, [E] get out your seat, don't bust a [Gb] move, this
ain't no regular jam, [A] this is Santa's groove, [F] yo Santa, [Dbm] I need some turnstables, I can stretch,
[Abm] [B]
[Ab] even the trees, you'll never receive, but you don't have to wait until Christmas Eve,
see, the gift, you came to bring, and you'll feel like a queen, or even king,
so here [N] it is, I'm breaking it down, cause you heard Santa Claus was coming to town,
so get on, get on, don't be no scrooge, [Dbm] this ain't no regular jam, this is Santa's [G] groove,
yo [Gb] Santa, I want me a tree box, [Db] well okay, [Ab] [B]
[Ab] [Ab]
[Em] [N]
[C] now I know y'all [E] been waiting for a groove
like this, that's why you wrote it on top of your Christmases, [Ab] you failed to end in the
middle of May, [E] and you've been waiting all year just to hear [E] me say, [Dbm] Merry Christmas,
Happy New Year, cause the cold crushing King Santa Claus is here, and I'm definitely in
place to prove, this ain't no regular jam, this is Santa's groove, [Ab]
a lot [Dbm] has changed since
you was a kid, I remember that time that you ran [Eb] and hid, but now [Ab] that I'm found with the
bookie and rap, it'll make you feel proud that you sat on my lap, so now I'm here saying
Happy New [F] Year, cause I represent love and I'm spreading my tear, and I'm writing this
down, it means this ain't no regular jam, this is Santa's groove, [Gb] yo Santa, I want a
bike, and I'm gonna turn you [Ab] on the ground, and you through the snow, [A] well, well you've
got my strength, [Em] well [N] you've got my, got my, got my strength, [Ab] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
be amazed at the way that I'm dressed, [Dbm] but I came to show you all, I'm totally fresh,
I'm all up, jump [C] up my ass, do the zip on my boots, I bet you never seen chillin' in
my red leather suit, well, I is a big, large sled, it's as long as a [E] pot, and heavy as
lead, but it's like a spaceship when it starts to move, this ain't no regular jam, this is
Santa's groove, [Ab] hey Santa, I want a mechanical monkey, [N]
I want a, I want a teddy bear,
[Ab] oh,
oh, oh, oh, oh, [N] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Well, it's time for me to end this rhyme, I have so much to do and so little time, but
while I'm drawing your best beliefs, I'll be back [Db] next year, around [G] Christmas Eve, so
[E] leave me here about that time and [Ab] I'll present to you a new Christmas [Ebm] rhyme, and once [Dbm] again,
before I move, what's the name of [N] this jam?
Santa's groove!
What's the name of [E] this jam?
[A] [D]
[F] [N]
What's the name of this dance?
Shatter the groove!
[Dbm] [G] What's the name of this dance?
[N] Shatter the groove!
What's the name of this dance?
Shatter the [Ab] groove!
What's the name of this dance?
Shatter the groove!
[A]
[B] [Ab] What's the name of this dance?
Shatter the groove!
[E]
[N]
[Ab] [Gb]
[F]
[Gb]
[Abm] [Eb]
[Ab] [E] I'm totally fresh, I'm springin', I'm gettin' full, young as a mole,
it's got to be chill straight from the night, bro, [Ab] pay [Ab] attention, let the bells jingle,
find this move over for me, Kris Kringle, [E] get out your seat, don't bust a [Gb] move, this
ain't no regular jam, [A] this is Santa's groove, [F] yo Santa, [Dbm] I need some turnstables, I can stretch,
[Abm] [B]
[Ab] even the trees, you'll never receive, but you don't have to wait until Christmas Eve,
see, the gift, you came to bring, and you'll feel like a queen, or even king,
so here [N] it is, I'm breaking it down, cause you heard Santa Claus was coming to town,
so get on, get on, don't be no scrooge, [Dbm] this ain't no regular jam, this is Santa's [G] groove,
yo [Gb] Santa, I want me a tree box, [Db] well okay, [Ab] [B]
[Ab] [Ab]
[Em] [N]
[C] now I know y'all [E] been waiting for a groove
like this, that's why you wrote it on top of your Christmases, [Ab] you failed to end in the
middle of May, [E] and you've been waiting all year just to hear [E] me say, [Dbm] Merry Christmas,
Happy New Year, cause the cold crushing King Santa Claus is here, and I'm definitely in
place to prove, this ain't no regular jam, this is Santa's groove, [Ab]
a lot [Dbm] has changed since
you was a kid, I remember that time that you ran [Eb] and hid, but now [Ab] that I'm found with the
bookie and rap, it'll make you feel proud that you sat on my lap, so now I'm here saying
Happy New [F] Year, cause I represent love and I'm spreading my tear, and I'm writing this
down, it means this ain't no regular jam, this is Santa's groove, [Gb] yo Santa, I want a
bike, and I'm gonna turn you [Ab] on the ground, and you through the snow, [A] well, well you've
got my strength, [Em] well [N] you've got my, got my, got my strength, [Ab] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
be amazed at the way that I'm dressed, [Dbm] but I came to show you all, I'm totally fresh,
I'm all up, jump [C] up my ass, do the zip on my boots, I bet you never seen chillin' in
my red leather suit, well, I is a big, large sled, it's as long as a [E] pot, and heavy as
lead, but it's like a spaceship when it starts to move, this ain't no regular jam, this is
Santa's groove, [Ab] hey Santa, I want a mechanical monkey, [N]
I want a, I want a teddy bear,
[Ab] oh,
oh, oh, oh, oh, [N] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Well, it's time for me to end this rhyme, I have so much to do and so little time, but
while I'm drawing your best beliefs, I'll be back [Db] next year, around [G] Christmas Eve, so
[E] leave me here about that time and [Ab] I'll present to you a new Christmas [Ebm] rhyme, and once [Dbm] again,
before I move, what's the name of [N] this jam?
Santa's groove!
What's the name of [E] this jam?
[A] [D]
[F] [N]
What's the name of this dance?
Shatter the groove!
[Dbm] [G] What's the name of this dance?
[N] Shatter the groove!
What's the name of this dance?
Shatter the [Ab] groove!
What's the name of this dance?
Shatter the groove!
[A]
[B] [Ab] What's the name of this dance?
Shatter the groove!
[E]
Key:
Ab
E
Dbm
Gb
F
Ab
E
Dbm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] I'm totally fresh, I'm springin', I'm gettin' full, young as a mole,
it's got to be chill straight from the night, bro, [Ab] pay [Ab] attention, let the bells jingle,
find this move over for me, Kris Kringle, [E] get out your seat, don't bust a [Gb] move, this
ain't no regular jam, [A] this is Santa's groove, [F] yo Santa, [Dbm] I need some turnstables, I can stretch, _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ even the trees, _ you'll never receive, but you don't have to wait until Christmas Eve,
see, the gift, you came to bring, and you'll feel like a queen, or even king,
so here [N] it is, I'm breaking it down, cause you heard Santa Claus was coming to town,
so get on, get on, don't be no scrooge, [Dbm] this ain't no regular jam, this is Santa's [G] groove,
yo [Gb] Santa, I want me a tree box, [Db] well okay, _ [Ab] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] now I know y'all [E] been waiting for a groove
like this, that's why you wrote it on top of your Christmases, [Ab] you failed to end in the
middle of May, [E] and you've been waiting all year just to hear [E] me say, [Dbm] Merry Christmas,
Happy New Year, cause the cold crushing King Santa Claus is here, and I'm definitely in
place to prove, this ain't no regular jam, this is Santa's groove, [Ab]
a lot [Dbm] has changed since
you was a kid, I remember that time that you ran [Eb] and hid, but now [Ab] that I'm found with the
bookie and rap, it'll make you feel proud that you sat on my lap, so now I'm here saying
Happy New [F] Year, cause I represent love and I'm spreading my tear, and I'm writing this
down, it means this ain't no regular jam, this is Santa's groove, [Gb] yo Santa, I want a
bike, and I'm gonna turn you [Ab] on the ground, and you through the snow, [A] well, well you've
got my strength, [Em] well [N] you've got my, got my, got my strength, [Ab] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
be amazed at the way that I'm dressed, [Dbm] but I came to show you all, I'm totally fresh,
I'm all up, jump [C] up my ass, do the zip on my boots, I bet you never seen chillin' in
my red leather suit, well, I is a big, large sled, it's as long as a [E] pot, and heavy as
lead, but it's like a spaceship when it starts to move, this ain't no regular jam, this is
Santa's groove, [Ab] hey Santa, I want a mechanical monkey, _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ I want a, _ _ _ _ I want a teddy bear, _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ oh,
oh, oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ oh, oh, [N] _ _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Well, _ it's time for me to end this rhyme, I have so much to do and so little time, but
while I'm drawing your best beliefs, I'll be back [Db] next year, around [G] Christmas Eve, so
[E] leave me here about that time and [Ab] I'll present to you a new Christmas [Ebm] rhyme, and once [Dbm] again,
before I move, what's the name of [N] this jam?
Santa's groove! _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ What's the name of [E] this jam?
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ What's the name of this dance?
Shatter the groove! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [G] What's the name of this dance?
[N] Shatter the groove! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ What's the name of this dance?
Shatter the [Ab] groove! _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ What's the name of this dance?
Shatter the groove! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Ab] What's the name of this dance?
Shatter the groove! _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] I'm totally fresh, I'm springin', I'm gettin' full, young as a mole,
it's got to be chill straight from the night, bro, [Ab] pay [Ab] attention, let the bells jingle,
find this move over for me, Kris Kringle, [E] get out your seat, don't bust a [Gb] move, this
ain't no regular jam, [A] this is Santa's groove, [F] yo Santa, [Dbm] I need some turnstables, I can stretch, _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ even the trees, _ you'll never receive, but you don't have to wait until Christmas Eve,
see, the gift, you came to bring, and you'll feel like a queen, or even king,
so here [N] it is, I'm breaking it down, cause you heard Santa Claus was coming to town,
so get on, get on, don't be no scrooge, [Dbm] this ain't no regular jam, this is Santa's [G] groove,
yo [Gb] Santa, I want me a tree box, [Db] well okay, _ [Ab] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] now I know y'all [E] been waiting for a groove
like this, that's why you wrote it on top of your Christmases, [Ab] you failed to end in the
middle of May, [E] and you've been waiting all year just to hear [E] me say, [Dbm] Merry Christmas,
Happy New Year, cause the cold crushing King Santa Claus is here, and I'm definitely in
place to prove, this ain't no regular jam, this is Santa's groove, [Ab]
a lot [Dbm] has changed since
you was a kid, I remember that time that you ran [Eb] and hid, but now [Ab] that I'm found with the
bookie and rap, it'll make you feel proud that you sat on my lap, so now I'm here saying
Happy New [F] Year, cause I represent love and I'm spreading my tear, and I'm writing this
down, it means this ain't no regular jam, this is Santa's groove, [Gb] yo Santa, I want a
bike, and I'm gonna turn you [Ab] on the ground, and you through the snow, [A] well, well you've
got my strength, [Em] well [N] you've got my, got my, got my strength, [Ab] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
be amazed at the way that I'm dressed, [Dbm] but I came to show you all, I'm totally fresh,
I'm all up, jump [C] up my ass, do the zip on my boots, I bet you never seen chillin' in
my red leather suit, well, I is a big, large sled, it's as long as a [E] pot, and heavy as
lead, but it's like a spaceship when it starts to move, this ain't no regular jam, this is
Santa's groove, [Ab] hey Santa, I want a mechanical monkey, _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ I want a, _ _ _ _ I want a teddy bear, _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ oh,
oh, oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ oh, oh, [N] _ _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Well, _ it's time for me to end this rhyme, I have so much to do and so little time, but
while I'm drawing your best beliefs, I'll be back [Db] next year, around [G] Christmas Eve, so
[E] leave me here about that time and [Ab] I'll present to you a new Christmas [Ebm] rhyme, and once [Dbm] again,
before I move, what's the name of [N] this jam?
Santa's groove! _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ What's the name of [E] this jam?
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ What's the name of this dance?
Shatter the groove! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [G] What's the name of this dance?
[N] Shatter the groove! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ What's the name of this dance?
Shatter the [Ab] groove! _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ What's the name of this dance?
Shatter the groove! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Ab] What's the name of this dance?
Shatter the groove! _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _