I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas chords by Gayla Peevey (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

G
Abdim7
D/A
D7/A
A
D
G7
C
D7
A7
G/B
Am7
Am

Intro 1

Verse 1

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

Only a hippopotamus will do

Don't want a doll, no dinky TinkerToy

I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy

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Verse 2

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?

He won't have to use a dirty chimney flue

Just bring him through the front door

That's the easy thing to do

Bridge 1
G7 
C 
I can  (G7) see me now on  (C major) Christmas morning
G7 
C 
 (G7) Creeping down the stairs  (C major) 
D7 
Oh what  (D7) joy and what surprise
G 
When I  (G major) open up my eyes
A7 
D 
Abdim7 
D/A 
D 
To see a  (A7) hippo hero  (D major) stan (A flatdim7) ding       (D/A) there  (D major) 

Verse 3
G 
I  (G major) want a hippopotamus for Christmas
D7/A 
Only a hippopotamus will  (D7/A) do
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
A7 
D7 
 (A7) I   only like hippopota (D7) muses
A7 
D7 
And  (A7) hippopota (D7) muses
G 
G/B 
Am7 
D7 
like me  (G major) too  (G/B)  (A minor7)  (D7) 

Verse 4

Mom says a hippo

would eat me up, but then

Teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian

Verse 5
G 
G 
G 
D7/A 
 (G major)  (G major)  (G major)  (D7/A) 
D7/A 
There's  (D7/A) lots   of room for him
in our two-car garage
A 
I'd  (A major) feed him there and wash him there
D7 
and give him his mas (D7) sage

Bridge 2
G7 
C 
I can  (G7) see me now on  (C major) Christmas morning
G7 
C 
 (G7) Creeping down the stairs  (C major) 
D7 
Oh what  (D7) joy and what surprise
G 
When I  (G major) open up my eyes
A7 
D 
Abdim7 
D/A 
D 
To see a  (A7) hippo hero  (D major) stan (A flatdim7) ding       (D/A) there  (D major) 

Verse 6
G 
I  (G major) want a hippopotamus for Christmas
D7/A 
Only a hippopotamus will  (D7/A) do
No crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses
A7 
D7 
 (A7) I   only like hippopota (D7) museses
A7 
D7 
G 
Am 
D 
G 
And  (A7) hippopota (D7) muses like me  (G major) too  (A minor)  (D major)  (G major) 

1953Christmas

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GuitarPianoUkulele

G
Abdim7
D/A
D7/A
A
D
G7
C
D7
A7
G/B
Am7
Am

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G majorBPM: 115

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Abdim7: 4-x-3-4-3-x
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x
D7/A: x-0-4-5-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas by Gayla Peevey, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Gayla Peevey's performance.