Intro
| D A | E A | D A | E A |
| D A | E A | D A | E A |
[Verse 1]
A E
Who's got a beard that's long and white?
E A
(Santa's got a beard that's long and white)
A E
Who comes around on a special night?
E A
(Santa comes around on a special night)
A A
Special night, beard that's white
Bm E A F#m
Must be Santa, must be Santa
Bm E A | A | % |
Must be Santa, Santa Claus
[Verse 2]
A E
Who wears boots and a suit of red?
E A
(Santa wears boots and a suit of red)
A E
Who wears a long cap on his head?
E A
(Santa wears a long cap on his head)
A A
Cap on head, suit that's red
A A
Special night, beard that's white
Bm E A F#m
Must be Santa, must be Santa
Bm E A | A | % |
Must be Santa, Santa Claus
[Verse 3]
A E
Who's got a big red cherry nose?
E A
(Santa's got a big red cherry nose)
A E
Who laughs this way, "ho, ho, ho!"?
E A
(Santa laughs this way, "ho, ho, ho!" )
A A
Ho, ho, ho, cherry nose
A A
Cap on head, suit that's red
A A
Special night, beard that's white
Bm E A F#m
Must be Santa, must be Santa
Bm E A
Must be Santa, Santa Claus
[Solo]
| A# | Eb | F | A# |
| A# | Eb | F | A# |
[Verse 4]
A# F
Who very soon will come our way?
F A#
(Santa very soon will come our way)
A# F
Eight little reindeer pull his sleigh
F A#
(Santa's little reindeer pull his sleigh)
A# A#
Reindeer sleigh, come our way
A# A#
Ho, ho, ho, cherry nose
A# A#
Cap on head, suit that's red
A# A#
Special night, beard that's white
Cm F A# Gm
Must be Santa, must be Santa
Cm F A#
Must be Santa, Santa Claus
[Solo]
| B | E | F# | B |
| B | E | F# | B |
[Verse 5] (variation)
F#
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen
F#
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon
F#
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen
F#
Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton
B B
Reindeer sleigh, come our way
B B
Ho, ho, ho, cherry nose
B B
Cap on head, suit that's red
B B
Special night, beard that's white
C#m F# B G#m
Must be Santa, must be Santa
C#m F# B
Must be Santa, Santa Claus
C#m F# B G#m
Must be Santa, must be Santa
C#m F# B
Must be Santa, Santa Claus
[Outro]
| E B | F# B | E B | F# B |
| E B | F# B | E B | F# B |