I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas original guitar chords by
Gayla Peevey

1953Christmas785 views

Key: G major•

Intro 1

G

G

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Abdim7

Abdim7

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D/A

D/A

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G

G

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G

G

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Verse 1

G

G

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I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

D7/A

D7/A

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Only a hippopotamus will do

Don't want a doll, no dinky TinkerToy

A

A

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D

D

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I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy

Verse 2

G

G

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I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

D7/A

D7/A

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

He won't have to use a dirty chimney flue

A

A

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Just bring him through the front door

D

D

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That's the easy thing to do

Bridge 1

G7

G7

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C

C

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I can see me now on Christmas morning

G7

G7

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C

C

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Creeping down the stairs

D7

D7

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Oh what joy and what surprise

G

G

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When I open up my eyes

A7

A7

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D

D

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Abdim7

Abdim7

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D/A

D/A

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D

D

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To see a hippo hero standing there

Verse 3

G

G

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I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

D7/A

D7/A

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Only a hippopotamus will do

No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses

A7

A7

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D7

D7

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I only like hippopotamuses

A7

A7

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D7

D7

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And hippopotamuses

G

G

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G/B

G/B

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Am7

Am7

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D7

D7

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like me too

Verse 4

G

G

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G

G

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G

G

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D7/A

D7/A

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D7/A

D7/A

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Mom says a hippo

would eat me up, but then

A

A

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D7

D7

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Teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian

Verse 5

G

G

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G

G

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G

G

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D7/A

D7/A

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D7/A

D7/A

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There's lots of room for him

in our two-car garage

A

A

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I'd feed him there and wash him there

D7

D7

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and give him his massage

Bridge 2

G7

G7

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C

C

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I can see me now on Christmas morning

G7

G7

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C

C

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Creeping down the stairs

D7

D7

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Oh what joy and what surprise

G

G

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When I open up my eyes

A7

A7

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D

D

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Abdim7

Abdim7

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D/A

D/A

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D

D

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To see a hippo hero standing there

Verse 6

G

G

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I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

D7/A

D7/A

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Only a hippopotamus will do

No crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses

A7

A7

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D7

D7

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I only like hippopotamuseses

A7

A7

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D7

D7

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G

G

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Am

Am

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D

D

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G

G

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And hippopotamuses like me too

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG Abdim7 D/A D7/A A...

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

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

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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