It Must Have Been Ol Santa Claus(Keyboard chords)

	        

Intro: C - C#dim - G/D - E7 - A7 - D7 - G 

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I think I saw ol' Santa through my window Christmas eve 
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My eyes were really droopy but I really do believe 
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It must've been ol' Santa 'cause I saw his big red hat 
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And I know my mom and dad can't fly like that, Oh  no, 
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I know my mom and dad can't fly like that. 

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And then I heard some footsteps in the hall outside my door 
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The same ol' Christmas trick my dad had played since I was four 
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He stands outside my bedroom yelling 'Ho! Ho! Ho!' because 
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He knows I don't believe in Santa Claus, no  way, 
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He knows I don't believe in Santa Claus. 

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I think my daddy sees me peeking from my door 
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But he pretends he's Santa  anyway 
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Every year he tries to fool me but I'm a big boy now  
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I don't believe in Santa or his sleigh... No way! 

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So I went back to my bed and I curled up nice and tight 
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I stared out of my window and I looked into the night 
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And then, all of a sudden, through my window I could see 
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Santa Claus was flying by and smiling at me     



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Santa Claus, Santa Claus 
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It must've been ol' Santa Claus 
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Santa Claus, Santa Claus 
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Happy 'Ho! Ho! Ho!' to you 


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Then I heard ol' Rudolph tellin' me to come outside 
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He told me that ol' Santa wanted me to take a ride 
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I climbed out of my window and I jumped onto his sleigh 
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And then ol' Santa took me up and away, 
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Santa took me up up and away 

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We flew high above the rooftops of my sleepy town below 
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I saw my big red school house and the town square picture show 
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It was really past my bedtime and so ol' Santa said 
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'Little boys like you should be in bed' 


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So I hollered 'Ho! Ho! Ho!' 
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And I put on Santa's hat 
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Then he let me hold the reins a while 
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We pulled up to my window and I jumped back in my room 
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And I waved goodbye to Santa with a smile 


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When I woke up Christmas morning, well it was clear and bright 
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My parents said my window had blown open in the night 
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I smiled as I told them that it must've been the cat 
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And they asked me where I got my big red hat, Yeah yeah! 
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They asked me where I got my big red hat. 



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Santa Claus, Santa Claus 
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It must've been ol' Santa Claus 
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Santa Claus, Santa Claus 
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Happy 'Ho! Ho! Ho!' to you 

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Happy Ho! Ho! Ho! to you! (18x)