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

Start Jamming...
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]
[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
Cm
C
D
Fm
G
Cm
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ 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] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ 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] _ _ _ _ _ _