Chords for Louis Armstrong & the Commanders - 'Zat You Santa Claus? (Decca Records 1953)

Tempo:
123.2 bpm
Chords used:

G

Cm

C

D

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Louis Armstrong & the Commanders - 'Zat You Santa Claus? (Decca Records 1953) chords
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Is that you Santa Claus?
[C] [Eb] [Fm]
[G] [Cm] [G] [Fm]
[Cm] Give some time [C] preparing [Ab] for some [G] Christmas sharing
But [Eb] I pause [D] because
[Cm] Hang [Dm] in my [G] stocking, I can hear the knocking
Is that you Santa Claus?
Shoe is dark out, [Ab] ain't the [G] slightest spark out
On my clacking [Dm]
jaw
[Cm] Who's [D] there, who is it?
You stopping [Eb] for a [G] visit?
Is that you [C] Santa Claus?
[G] Are you bringing [Fm] a present for me?
[C] Something [Fm] pleasantly pleasant for me
[G] That [C] is just what [Fm] I've been waiting for
[G] Would you mind slipping it under the door?
[Cm] Old [B] winds are [Ab] howling, how [G] could that be growling?
[Bb] My legs feel [D] like straws
[Cm] Yeah, my, [Dm] my, oh me, [Eb] my
[F] Kindly will you reply?
[G] Is that you Santa Claus?
[Cm] [C]
[G] [Cm] [D]
[G] [C] Yes, [D] hang in the [Eb] stocking, I can hear [F] a knocking
Is that you Santa Claus?
[A] [Cm] [Ab]
[G] [Cm] [D]
[G] I [Cm] said, who's [D] there, who is [Eb] it?
You [F] stopping for a visit?
Is that [G] you Santa [Cm]
Claus?
[C] Oh, there Santa, [Fm] you gave me a scare
[C] Now stop teasing, [Fm] cause I know you're there
[Bbm] We [C] don't believe [Fm] in no goblins today
[D] But I [Bb] can't explain why I'm shaking that way
[C] Better [B] I can see [Ab] old Santa in the [G] keyhole
[Cm] I'll [B] get to [Bb] the cause
[C] One beacon [D] I'll try there, [Eb] oh, there's an eye there
[G] Is that you Santa Claus?
[Cm] [Ab] [Fm]
[D] [G] Please, please, I'll pay the [Fm] money
Say that's [D] you,
[G] Santa [C] Claus
[Cm] [Db] [Cm] [B] That's him alright
[Eb]
Key:  
G
2131
Cm
13421113
C
3211
D
1321
Fm
123111111
G
2131
Cm
13421113
C
3211
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To learn Louis Armstrong, The Commanders - (Single Version) Zat You, Santa Claus chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: C, G, Cm, Ab, C, Ab and G. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 62 BPM before aiming for the song's 124 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Minor in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Is that you Santa Claus?
[C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Cm] _ Give some time [C] preparing [Ab] for some [G] Christmas sharing
But [Eb] I pause [D] because
_ [Cm] _ Hang [Dm] in my [G] stocking, I can hear the knocking
Is that you Santa Claus?
_ _ Shoe is dark out, [Ab] ain't the [G] slightest spark out
On my clacking [Dm] _
jaw
[Cm] _ Who's [D] there, who is it?
You stopping [Eb] for a [G] visit?
Is that you [C] Santa Claus?
[G] _ _ Are you bringing [Fm] a present for me?
[C] _ Something [Fm] pleasantly pleasant for me
[G] That [C] is just what [Fm] I've been waiting for
[G] Would you mind slipping it under the door?
[Cm] Old [B] winds are [Ab] howling, how [G] could that be growling?
[Bb] My legs feel [D] like _ straws
[Cm] Yeah, my, [Dm] my, oh me, [Eb] my
[F] Kindly will you reply?
[G] Is that you Santa Claus?
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] Yes, [D] hang in the [Eb] stocking, I can hear [F] a knocking
_ Is that you Santa Claus?
_ _ [A] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] I [Cm] said, who's [D] there, who is [Eb] it?
You [F] stopping for a visit?
Is that [G] you Santa [Cm]
Claus?
_ [C] Oh, there Santa, [Fm] you gave me a scare
[C] Now stop teasing, [Fm] cause I know you're there
[Bbm] We [C] don't believe [Fm] in no goblins today
[D] But I [Bb] can't explain why I'm shaking that way
[C] Better [B] I can see [Ab] old Santa in the [G] keyhole
[Cm] I'll [B] get to [Bb] the cause
_ [C] One beacon [D] I'll try there, [Eb] oh, there's an eye there
[G] Is that you Santa Claus?
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Fm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] Please, please, I'll pay the [Fm] money
Say that's [D] you, _ _
[G] Santa [C] _ Claus _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Cm] _ [B] _ That's him alright
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _

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