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SANTA CLAUS IS BACK IN TOWN (Bassline) As recorded by Elvis Presley (From the 1957 Album ELVIS' CHRISTMAS ALBUM) Words and Music by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Black - Double Bass' [Intro] Q=100(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I (Double Bass) W W W Q Q Q Q G|----------|----------|----------|-------------|| D|----------|----------|----------|-------------|| A|----------|----------|----------|-8--8--8--8--|| E|----------|----------|----------|-------------|| [Chorus & Piano Solo (2nd time)] Segno $ Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| D|---------------|----4-5----4-5-|---------------|----------------| A|----4-5----4-5-|-6------6------|----4-5----4-5-|----4-5----4-5--| E|-6------6------|---------------|-6------6------|-6------6-------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| D|----4-5----4-5-|----4-5----4-5-|---------------|----------------| A|-6------6------|-6------6------|----4-5----4-5-|----4-5----4-5--| E|---------------|---------------|-6------6------|-6------6-------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| D|----6-7----6-7-|----4-5----4-5-|---------------|-----------5-7--|| A|-8------8------|-6------6------|----4-5----4-5-|----4-5-8-------|| E|---------------|---------------|-6------6------|-6--------------|| [1st & 2nd Verses] |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| q Q Q E E E q Q Q E E E q Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E G|----------------|----------------|------------|-------------------------|| D|-8--------------|-8--------------|-8----------|-------------------------|| A|----------8-6-8-|----------8-6-8-|------------|---------------------4-5-|| E|----------------|----------------|------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|| [Chorus] Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| D|---------------|----4-5----4-5-|---------------|----------------| A|----4-5----4-5-|-6------6------|----4-5----4-5-|----4-5----4-5--| E|-6------6------|---------------|-6------6------|-6------6-------| To Coda Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E G|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| D|----6-7----6-7--|----4-5----4-5-|---------------|---------------|| A|-8------8-------|-6------6------|----4-5----4-5-|----4-5----7-8-|| E|----------------|---------------|-6------6------|-6------6------|| [Interlude] Dal Segno al Coda W W W +W G|----------|----------|----------|---------|| D|----------|----------|----------|---------|| A|----------|-6--------|----------|---------|| E|-6--------|----------|-6--------|-(6)-----|| [Outro] Coda & Q E E Q E E W W G|---------------||----------|------| D|----4-5----4-5-||----------|------| A|-6------6------||----------|-6----| E|---------------||-6--------|------| W W +W G|----------|----------|--------*| D|----------|----------|--------*| A|----------|----------|--------*| E|-6--------|-6--------|-(6)----*| [Lyrics] Well, it's Christmas time pretty baby And the snow is falling on the ground Well, it's Christmas time pretty baby And the snow is falling down Well you be a real good little girl Santa Claus is back in town Got no sleigh with reindeer No sack on my back You're gonna see me comin' in a big black caddilac Oh, it's Christmas time pretty baby And the snow is falling on the ground Well you be a real good little baby Santa Claus is back in town Hang up your pretty stockings And turn off the light Santa Claus is comin' down your chimney tonight Oh, it's Christmas time pretty baby And the snow is falling on the ground Well you be a real good little baby Santa Claus is back in town ************************************ | / Slide up | \ Slide down | s Slide | (n) hold note ************************************