Chords for Gayla Peevey - I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero) (Audio)
Tempo:
113.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[B] [G] [E] [G]
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a [A] hippopotamus will do
[D] Don't want a doll, no dinky dinker toy [A] I want a hippopotamus to play with and [G] enjoy
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas I don't think Santa [Dm] Claus will mind do you
[D] He won't have to use a dirty chimney flue [A] Just bring him through the front door that's the easy [Dm] thing to do
[G] I can see me [C] now on Christmas [G] morning Creeping down [C] the stairs
[Am] Oh what joy [D] and what surprise [G] When I open my eyes to [A] see a hippo hero standing there
[G] I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a [A] hippopotamus will do
[D] No crocodile, no rhinoceros [A] I only like hippopotamuses And [D] hippopotamuses [G] like me too
[Em] [G]
[Em] [D]
Mom says a hippo would eat me up but then [A] Teacher says a hippo is a [Dm] vegetarian
[G]
[Em] [D]
There's lots of room for him [Am] in our two car garage [A] I'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage
[G] I can see me now [C] on Christmas [G] morning Creeping down [C] the stairs
[Am] Oh what joy and [D] what surprise [G] When I open my eyes to [A] see a hippo hero [D] standing there
[G] I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a [D] hippopotamus will do
No crocodile, no rhinoceros [A] I only like hippopotamuses And [D] hippopotamuses like me too
[Em] [B] [G]
[B] [G] [E] [G]
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a [A] hippopotamus will do
[D] Don't want a doll, no dinky dinker toy [A] I want a hippopotamus to play with and [G] enjoy
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas I don't think Santa [Dm] Claus will mind do you
[D] He won't have to use a dirty chimney flue [A] Just bring him through the front door that's the easy [Dm] thing to do
[G] I can see me [C] now on Christmas [G] morning Creeping down [C] the stairs
[Am] Oh what joy [D] and what surprise [G] When I open my eyes to [A] see a hippo hero standing there
[G] I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a [A] hippopotamus will do
[D] No crocodile, no rhinoceros [A] I only like hippopotamuses And [D] hippopotamuses [G] like me too
[Em] [G]
[Em] [D]
Mom says a hippo would eat me up but then [A] Teacher says a hippo is a [Dm] vegetarian
[G]
[Em] [D]
There's lots of room for him [Am] in our two car garage [A] I'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage
[G] I can see me now [C] on Christmas [G] morning Creeping down [C] the stairs
[Am] Oh what joy and [D] what surprise [G] When I open my eyes to [A] see a hippo hero [D] standing there
[G] I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a [D] hippopotamus will do
No crocodile, no rhinoceros [A] I only like hippopotamuses And [D] hippopotamuses like me too
[Em] [B] [G]
Key:
G
D
A
C
Em
G
D
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas _ Only a [A] hippopotamus will do
[D] _ _ Don't want a doll, no dinky dinker toy [A] I want a hippopotamus to play with and [G] enjoy
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas I don't think Santa [Dm] Claus will mind do you
[D] He won't have to use a dirty chimney flue [A] Just bring him through the front door that's the easy [Dm] thing to do
[G] I can see me [C] now on Christmas [G] morning Creeping down [C] the stairs
_ [Am] Oh what joy [D] and what surprise [G] When I open my eyes to [A] see a hippo hero standing there
[G] I want a hippopotamus for Christmas _ Only a [A] hippopotamus will do
[D] _ No crocodile, no rhinoceros [A] I only like _ _ _ hippopotamuses And [D] hippopotamuses [G] like me too
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ Mom says a hippo would eat me up but then [A] Teacher says a hippo is a [Dm] vegetarian
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
_ There's lots of room for him [Am] in our two car garage [A] I'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage
[G] I can see me now [C] on Christmas [G] morning Creeping down [C] the stairs
_ [Am] Oh what joy and [D] what surprise [G] When I open my eyes to [A] see a hippo hero [D] standing there
[G] I want a hippopotamus for Christmas _ Only a [D] hippopotamus will do
_ No crocodile, no rhinoceros [A] I only like _ _ hippopotamuses And [D] hippopotamuses like me too _ _
[Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas _ Only a [A] hippopotamus will do
[D] _ _ Don't want a doll, no dinky dinker toy [A] I want a hippopotamus to play with and [G] enjoy
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas I don't think Santa [Dm] Claus will mind do you
[D] He won't have to use a dirty chimney flue [A] Just bring him through the front door that's the easy [Dm] thing to do
[G] I can see me [C] now on Christmas [G] morning Creeping down [C] the stairs
_ [Am] Oh what joy [D] and what surprise [G] When I open my eyes to [A] see a hippo hero standing there
[G] I want a hippopotamus for Christmas _ Only a [A] hippopotamus will do
[D] _ No crocodile, no rhinoceros [A] I only like _ _ _ hippopotamuses And [D] hippopotamuses [G] like me too
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ Mom says a hippo would eat me up but then [A] Teacher says a hippo is a [Dm] vegetarian
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
_ There's lots of room for him [Am] in our two car garage [A] I'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage
[G] I can see me now [C] on Christmas [G] morning Creeping down [C] the stairs
_ [Am] Oh what joy and [D] what surprise [G] When I open my eyes to [A] see a hippo hero [D] standing there
[G] I want a hippopotamus for Christmas _ Only a [D] hippopotamus will do
_ No crocodile, no rhinoceros [A] I only like _ _ hippopotamuses And [D] hippopotamuses like me too _ _
[Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _