I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas Chords
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| Difficulty: | beginner |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Key: | G |
| Capo: | no capo |
Author angela durand [a] 72. 5 contributors total, last edit on Dec 25, 2024
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I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
Gayla Peevey, recorded in 1953; lyrics and music by John Rox
G D
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas; Only a hippopotamus will do
D7 A D7 D
Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy; I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy
G D
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas; I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?
D7
He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue
A D7 D
Just bring him through the front door, that's the easy thing to do
G7 C G7 C
I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs
D7 G
Oh what joy and what surprise, when I open up my eyes
A D D7
to see a hippo hero standing there
G D
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas; Only a hippopotamus will do
D7 A7 D7 D
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses; I only like hippopotamuses
A7 D7 G
And hippopotamuses like me too
[Interlude]
G G D
G G D
D7
Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then
A7 D7 D
Teacher says a hippo is a vegeterian
[Interlude]
G G D
G G D
D7
There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage
A7 D7 D
I'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage
G7 C G7 C
I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs
D7 G
Oh what joy and what surprise, when I open up my eyes
A D D7
to see a hippo hero standing there
G D
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas; Only a hippopotamus will do
D7 A7 D7 D
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroseses; I only like hippopotamuseses
A7 D7 G
And hippopotamuses like me too
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11 comments
Great version of this by Kacey Musgraves on her Very Kacey Christmas album.
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At the line that says "I can see me now on..." I think the correct chord should be F#m7♭5, AKA F# half diminished.
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At the line that says "I can see me now on..." the correct chord is F#m7♭5, AKA "F# half diminished". G7 does not fit the melody at all. All good otherwise.
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