The Under Tree World of Jacques Cousteau chords by Bob Rivers
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Verse 1
(D minor) This Christmas,
PBS present (F major) s a Christmas special
the whole family (D minor) can enjoy.
(B flat major) In the fine Cousteau tra (F major) dition,
(B flat major) Christmas (D minor) on the (E flat major) Calypso.
The under -the -tree (G minor) world of
(C major) Jacques Cousteau.
It is a (F major) very special morning.
Last (G major) night the crew (F major) tossed
and turned in their bunks
in eager anticipation of
what awaits us this day.
Suddenly, our quiet slumber is interrupted
by a huge noise
on (F sharp major) the deck of (F major) the Calypso.
We (G major) investigate and (F major) find
the unmistakable footprints
(A minor) of eight (F sharp major) tiny hoofed (F major) creatures.
How did these (A minor) eight strange
mammals
(F major) make the (E flat major) incredible journey (G major) across the seas
to (F major) our secluded location?
(G major) We can (F major) only speculate.
My first mate Jean -Claude beckons
to the rest of the crew.
Everyone, come here quickly,
look (D minor) at this! Sacre bleu!
The (F major) deck of the Calypso
is strewn with many packages,
all wrapped in brightly colored
papers and ribbons.
(D minor) Re (G major) miniscent (F major) of the beautiful Garcia fish,
(A minor) indigenous (F major) to the psy (G major) chedelic waters
in the (F major) Bay of San Fran (D minor) cisco.
I (G major) am reminded of my dangerous
encounter
(F major) with the prickly -backed suckerfish,
(D minor) whose poison (F major) ous stinger
can twist a man's mind
like (E major) a candy cane.
(D minor) We (E flat major) are (F major) overwhelmed by the generosity
of (E major) the mysterious visitor,
(F major) who has brought a warm feeling and
special moment
to twelve very (E major) cold and lonely men. (F major)
The members of the crew
dive under the (C major) tree
without (F major) the benefit of wet
(G major) suit or (F major) oxygen supply.
I (G major) am concerned (F major) that the
sub -freezing temperatures
and bitter arctic winds
may freeze the balls of our tree.
(G major) But (E major) all is well.
(A minor) And Jean (F major) -Claude is pleased to discover
the large rectangular box
(F sharp major) containing the (F major) brightly colored floppy
-eared bunny slippers are indeed for him.
They are just his size
and fit his large (G major) hairy feet
as (F major) snugly as the pearl in the shell of the
(E major) mature oyster. (D minor)
To my dismay,
(F major) I discover I have once (D minor) again (F major) been overlooked. (A minor)
I am aghast,
but at least the (F major) cold will (G major) be useful
in the (F major) cold winter (A minor) months to come.
(F major) The Under the Tree World
of Jacques (A minor) Cousteau,
this Christmas on PBS.
As Philippe throws another Yule fish on the fire,
(F major) the smell (C major) is overwhelming.
(A minor) (F major) (C major) (F major)
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