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(Cm)Boys and girls of (Fm6)ev er y age, would n’t you like to see some thing (Cm)strange?
Come with us and (Bb)you will see this, our town of (Cm)Hal low (G)een!
(Gm)This is Hal low een, this is Hal low een!
(Bbm)Pump kins scream in the (C)dead of (Fm)night!
(Abm)This is Hal low een, ev ’ry bod y make a scene.
(Em)Trick or treat ’til the (C#m)neigh bors gon na die of fright.
(Bm)It’s our (Gm)town.
Ev ’ry (Bm)bod y (Gm)scream (Dm)in this town of (E7)Hal low (F#m)I een!
am the one hid ing un der your bed, teeth ground sharp and (D#m)eyes glow ing red!
(F#m)I am the one hid ing un der your stairs, fin gers like snakes and (D#m)spi ders in my hair!
(Cm)This is Hal low een, this is Hal low een, (Abm)Hal low een!
Hal low een!
(Fm)Hal low een!
Hal low een!
(Abm)In this (Fb)town (Abm)we call (Fb)home, (Abm)ev ’ry one hail to the (Eb)Pump kin (Abm)Song!
(Fm)In this (Db)town, (Fm)don’t we love it now?
(Abm)Ev ’ry bod y’s wait ing for the (Bb)next sur (Ebm)prise.
(Fm)’Round that cor ner, man, hid ing in the trash can, (Abm)some thing’s wait ing now to (Bb7)pounce, and how you’ll (F#m)scream!
This is Hal low een, red and black and slim y green.
(Dm)Aren’t you scared?
Well, (Bm)that’s just fine!
(F#m)Say it once, say it twice, take a chance and roll the dice.
(Dm)Ride with the moon in the (Bm)dead of night.
(F#m)Ev ’ry bod y (Dm)scream, (F#m)ev ’ry bod y (Dm)scream (Cm)in our town of (D7)Hal low low (Em)I een!
am the clown with the tear a way face.
Here in a flash and (C#m)gone with out a trace.
(Em)I am the who when you call, “Who’s there?” I am the wind blow ing (C#m)through your hair!
(Ebm)I am the shad ow on the moon at night, (Bm)fill ing your dreams to the (Abm)brim with fright!
(Fm)This is Hal low een, (Dm)this is Hal low een!
(Bm)Hal low een!
Hal low een!
(Gm)Hal low een!
Hal low een!
Hal low een!
Hal low een!
(C#m)Ten der lump lings ev er (G#7)y where.
Life’s no fun with out a good (C#m)scare.
That’s our job, but (B)we’re not mean in our town of (C#m)Hal low (G#7)een.
(G#m)In this (E)town, (G#m)don’t we love it now?
(Bm)Ev ’ry one’s wait ing for the (C#7)next sur (F#m)prise.
(Am)Skel e ton (F)Jack might (Am)catch you in the back and (Cm)scream like a ban shee, make you (D7)jump out (Gm)of your (Bbm)skin!
This is Hal low een, ev ’ry bod y scream!
Won’t ya (F#m)please make way for a (Ebm)ver y spe cial guy!
(Bbm)Our man Jack is king of the pump kin patch.
(F#m)Ev ’ry one hail to the (Ebm)Pump kin King now.
(Dm)This is Hal low een, this is Hal low een, (Bbm)Hal low een!
Hal low een!
(Gm)Hal low een!
Hal low een!
In this (Eb)town (Gm)we call (Eb)home, (Gm)ev ’ry one hail to the (D7)Pump kin (Gm)Song!
La, La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, Hal low een!
la, Hal low la, een!
(Cm6)la, La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, Hal low een!
la, Hal low la.
een!
(Bm)La, La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, Hal low een!
la, Hal low la, een!
(D7)la, La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, whee!
la, la, la, la.
This page shows “This Is Halloween” by Danny Elfman in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 88 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.