Back Door Santa Chords King by B.B. King

Tempo:
113 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Ebm

Bbm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Back Door Santa King chords
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[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] Santa Claus is [Ab] coming to
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab] [D] [Ab] town.
[Eb] [Db] [Eb] [Bb]
Well, [Eb] they call me back, though, [Ab] Santa.
I make my rounds [Bbm] about the break of day.
[Eb]
[C] I said, [Ab] they call me back, though, Santa.
Make [G] my [Ab] rounds about [Ebm] the break of day.
[Eb]
[Db] I [Bb] make all the ladies happy [Em] [Ab] while [Bbm] the men are out [A] at [Bb] play.
[Eb] I ain't like old Saint Nick.
[Ebm]
He [Eb] don't come but once a year.
[Bbm]
[Db] I [Ab] said, I ain't like old Saint Nick.
He [Gb] don't [Eb] come but once a year.
But [Bb] I'll come running with my presents [Ab]
every time [Eb] you call me [Abm] dear.
[Bb]
[Eb] I keep some change in my [Gb] pocket in case the children are at [Eb] home.
I give them a few [Gb] pennies [Bbm] so [Fm] we can [Gb] be alone.
[Eb] I leave the back [Gb] door open [G] so if anybody smells [Gb] a mouse, [Eb] would [Ab] know [Ebm] Santa be [Gb] in trouble.
If it ain't no chimney [Ab] in the house, I'm a back door Santa.
[Eb] Make my rounds about the break of day.
[Db] [Ab] [Bb] I make the women [Ab] happy while the [Ebm] men are [Bbm] out at [Eb] play.
[Eb]
[Ebm]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[C] [Bb] [A] [Ab]
[Ebm] I [Eb]
keep some change in my pocket [Ebm] in case the children are at [Bbm] home.
I give them a [Ebm] few pennies [Eb] so we can be alone.
I leave the back door [Bbm] open so if [Eb] anybody smells a mouse, would know Santa be in trouble.
If it [Ab] ain't no chimney in the house, I'm a back door Santa.
[Ebm] I make [Db] my rounds about [Bbm] the break of [Eb] day.
[Bbm]
[Ebm] [Bb] I make the women happy [Ab] while the men [Bbm] are out at [Eb] play.
[Eb]
[Ebm]
[Gb] [Ebm]
[Ab]
[Gb] I [Eb] make [Ebm] the women [Ebm]
happy [Bb] [Ab] while the men [Ebm] are out [Cm] [Abm] at [Eb]
play.
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Bbm
13421111
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
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To learn B.B. King - Back Door Santa chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Bbm, Eb, Ab, Bbm, Fm, Gb, Eb, Gb, Ab and Ebm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 56 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 113. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Eb Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ Santa Claus is _ [Ab] coming to _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [D] _ _ _ [Ab] town.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Bb]
Well, [Eb] they call me back, though, [Ab] Santa.
I make my rounds [Bbm] about the break of day.
[Eb] _ _ _
[C] I said, [Ab] they call me back, though, Santa. _
Make [G] my [Ab] rounds about [Ebm] the break of day.
_ [Eb] _
[Db] I [Bb] make all the ladies happy [Em] _ [Ab] while _ [Bbm] the men are out [A] at [Bb] play. _
_ [Eb] I ain't like old Saint Nick.
[Ebm] _ _
He [Eb] don't come but once a year.
_ [Bbm] _
[Db] I [Ab] said, I ain't like old Saint Nick. _ _
He [Gb] don't [Eb] come but once a year. _ _
But [Bb] I'll come running with my presents [Ab] _
every time [Eb] you call me [Abm] dear.
[Bb] _ _
[Eb] I keep some change in my [Gb] pocket in case the children are at [Eb] home.
I give them a few [Gb] pennies [Bbm] so [Fm] we can [Gb] be alone.
[Eb] I leave the back [Gb] door open [G] so if anybody smells [Gb] a mouse, [Eb] would [Ab] know [Ebm] Santa be [Gb] in trouble.
If it ain't no chimney [Ab] in the house, I'm a back door Santa. _ _
_ [Eb] Make my rounds about the break of day. _
[Db] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ I make the women [Ab] happy while the [Ebm] men are [Bbm] out at [Eb] play.
[Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Ebm] I [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
keep some change in my pocket [Ebm] in case the children are at [Bbm] home.
I give them a [Ebm] few pennies [Eb] so we can be alone.
I leave the back door [Bbm] open so if [Eb] anybody smells a mouse, would know Santa be in trouble.
If it [Ab] ain't no chimney in the house, I'm a back door Santa. _ _ _
[Ebm] I make [Db] my rounds about [Bbm] the break of [Eb] day.
_ [Bbm] _
[Ebm] _ [Bb] I make the women happy [Ab] _ while the men [Bbm] are out at [Eb] play.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] I [Eb] make [Ebm] the women _ _ [Ebm] _
happy [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] while the men _ [Ebm] are out [Cm] [Abm] at [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ play. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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