Hippo Stomp Chords by Steppenwolf

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[F#m] _ [E] If I should go [D] astray and [F#m] say I lost [E] my way, nobody _ [D] would know [F#m] me.
[E] But if I don't believe I [D] can and still [F#m] say him [A] I [E] claim, _ somebody [D] will follow [F#m] just [G#m] because he's free.
[D] _ _ [A] We're all [E] hippos a-rolling down [A] the river, [E] sometimes we can't touch [A] the ground.
[E] Like the most enlightened in [A] the water, [E] somehow we're stumbling [A] around.
[E] Now you can see [A] me [E] lying down in my [A] swamp.
[E] Anytime I feel [A] disgusted, [E] you'll see me do the hippo [A] stomp.
Hey, [B] _ [D] it's time when you're feeling [F#m] blue.
_ [E]
If you should go [D] astray and [A] say I lost my [E] way, nobody would [D] _ _ _ [F#m] [E] know me.
But if I don't believe I [D] can and still [F#m] say him I [E] claim, _ _ somebody [D] will follow [F#m] just because [G#m] he's free.
_ [F#] _ [A] _ We're all [E] hippos a-rolling down the [A] river, sometimes [E] we can't touch the [A] ground.
Like [E] the most enlightened in the [A] water, [E] somehow we're stumbling [A] around.
You [E] stop and watch [A] me while [E] you're out on your flat [A] road.
[E] Get out of the field, sign [A] a question.
[E] What the heck is the hippo stomp?
[D] [B] Let me answer you, _ [D] let me tell [B] you the truth.
[F] That's how I feel [Am] when I'm down.
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Sometimes [Am] I wonder, _ _ [F] _ _
you'll see me [Am] stumbling [F] around. _
Will you just [Am] point and stare?
_ [G] _ [F] _
Come on, [Am] let me hear you. _ _
[F] _ Somewhere there's a [Am] voice down inside. _
[F] And when you find it, [Am] let it teach [F] you.
I've asked the [Am] question why. _ _
[F] Just because we live [Am] together, we don't have to like each [F] other.
So please don't [Am] fall asleep on me again. _ _ _
[F] _ Nobody, [Am] nobody, nobody knows [F] for sure.
You just might never wake [Am] up from your dream. _
[F] Hey, _ [Am] speak up and let me hear you.
Hey, [F] _
let me show you around [Am] the reservation. _ _
[F] I know my way around these [Am] parts.
I've been living here long enough.
[F] I even have taste [Am] and indication _ of [F] things that [Am] I've become. _ _ _
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[F#] _ [E] _ _ _ If you should go astray [D] [F#m] and say I lost my [E] way, nobody [D] will know.
_ [E] But if you don't believe you [D] can and still [F#m] say I'm your [E] man, _ _
_ [D] somebody will follow [F#m] just [G#m] because it's free. _
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[E] _ _ [A] _ [E] Early [A] in the morning, [E] late at night,
[A] _ [E] somebody seems to [A] know just how this thing [E] works right.
[A] Because [E] every time I come around [A] the corner, [E] somebody's looking out my [A] door.
[E] He's been snooping like a [A] hound.
I'll grab a snack [E] and shake him on [A] down.
Where are [E] the folks from going [A] downriver?
[E] Sometimes we can't touch the [A] ground.
Like [E] the folks that lie in the [A] water, [E] somehow we're stonking around.
[A] Where are the [E] folks from going [A] downriver?
Sometimes [E] we can't touch the [A] ground.
Like the [E] folks that lie in the [A] water, somehow [E] we're stonking around.
[A] Where [E] are the folks from going downriver?
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