The Unicorn
The Unicorn

The Unicorn easy guitar chords by Shel Silverstein

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    • Verse 1
    A long 
    time 
    ago, 

    when 
    the 
    earth was 
    still green, 

    There were 
    more kinds 
    of 
    animals 

    than you've 
    ever 
    seen; 

    They'd 
    run around 
    free 
    while the 

    earth was 
    being born, 

    The 
    loveliest 
    of 
    all 
    was 
    the 
    Uni
    corn. 

    Verse 2
    There 
    was 
    green 
    alligators 

    and long-necked 
    geese, 

    geese, 

    Some 
    humpty-backed 
    camels 
    camels 

    and 
    some chim
    panzees, 

    Some 
    cats 
    and 
    rats 
    and 
    elephants, 

    but 
    sure 
    as 
    you're born, 

    The 
    loveliest 
    of 
    all 
    was 
    the 
    Unicorn. 

    Now 
    Verse 3
    God 
    seen 
    some sinnin' 

    and it 
    gave 
    Him 
    pain. 

    And He said, 
    "Stand 
    back, 

    I'm 
    going 
    to make 
    it 
    rain." 

    He 
    said, 
    "Hey, 
    brother 
    Noah, 

    I'll 
    tell 
    you 
    what 
    to do. 

    Build 
    me 
    a 
    floating 
    zoo." 

    And 
    take 
    some of 
    Verse 4
    them green 

    alligators 
    and 
    long-necked 
    geese, 

    geese, 

    Some 
    humpty-backed 
    camels 
    camels 

    and 
    some 
    chimpanzees, 

    Some 
    cats 
    and 
    rats 
    and 
    elephants, 

    but 
    sure 
    as 
    you're 
    born, 

    Don't 
    you 
    forget 
    my 
    Unicorn." 

    Old 
    Verse 5
    Noah 
    was 
    there 
    to 
    an
    swer 
    the 
    call, 

    He 
    finished 
    up 
    making the 
    Ark 
    just 

    as 
    the 
    rain 
    started 
    fallin', 

    He 
    marched 
    in 
    the 
    anim
    als 
    two 
    by 
    two 

    And 
    he 
    called 
    out 
    as 
    they 

    went 
    through, 

    "Hey, 
    Lord: I've 
    got 
    yer.... 

    Verse 6
    Green alligators 
    and 
    long-necked 
    geese, 


    geese, 

    Some humpty-backed 
    camels 
    camels 

    and some 
    chimpanzees, 

    Some 
    cats 
    and 
    rats 
    and 
    elephants, 

    but 
    Lord, 
    I'm so 
    forlorn, 

    I 
    just 
    can't see 
    no 
    Unicorn." 

    Verse 7
    Old Noah 
    looked 
    out 
    into the driving 
    rain, 


    Them Unicorns 
    was hiding, 

    play
    ing 
    silly 
    games, 

    Kicking 
    and splashing 
    while 

    the rain 
    was 
    pouring, 

    Oh, 
    them 
    silly 
    Unicorns. 

    Verse 8
    There 
    was green 
    alligators 

    and 
    long-necked 
    geese, 

    geese, 

    Some humpty-backed 
    camels 
    camels 

    and 
    some 
    chimpanzees, 

    Noah 
    cried, 
    "Close 
    the doors 

    'cause the 
    rain 
    is 
    pourin', 

    And 
    we 
    just 
    can't 
    wait 
    for 

    no 
    Uni
    corns." 

    Verse 9
    The Ark 
    started 
    movin', 
    it 

    drifted 
    with 
    the 
    tide, 

    Them 
    Unicorns 
    looked 
    up 
    from 
    the rock 
    and they cried, 


    And the waters 
    came down 
    and 
    sorta 

    floated 
    them away, 

    That's why 
    you'll 
    never see 
    a Unicorn, 

    to 
    this 
    very 
    day. 

    Verse 10
    You'll 
    see 
    green 
    alligators 

    and long-necked 
    geese, 

    geese, 

    Some 
    humpty-backed 
    camels 
    camels 

    and 
    some chimpanzees, 

    Some 
    cats 
    and 
    rats 
    and 
    elephants, 

    but 
    sure 
    as 
    you're 
    born, 

    You're nev
    er gonna 
    see 
    no 
    Unicorn. 

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