Chords for Rend Co. Kids - I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas (Official Music Video)
Tempo:
141.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G]
Hippopotamus, hippopotamus, [A] hippopotamus, [D] [G]
[D] hippopotamus, [G] [A] hippopotamus, [D] hippopotamus,
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas, only a [G]
hippopotamus [A] will do.
Don't want a doll, no dinky tinker toy, [E] I want a [A] hippopotamus to play with and [D] enjoy.
I want [G] a [D] hippopotamus for Christmas, I don't think [G] Santa Claus [A] will mind a you.
You won't have to use a dirty chimney [E] flue, you bring him through the front [A] door, that's the easy thing to do.
I [C] can see me [G] now on Christmas morning [D] creeping [A] down [G] the stairs.
[E] Oh, what joy and what [A] [D] surprise when I open up my eyes and [E] see my hippo [B] hero [A] standing there.
[D] I want a [G] hippopotamus [D] for Christmas, only a [G]
[A] hippopotamus will do.
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses, [E] I only [A] like [E] hippopotamuses, and hippopotamuses [D] like me too.
Hippo, [G] hippo, hippo, [A] what a hippo.
Mom says a hippo would eat me up and then, [E] teacher says a hippo [A] isn't vegetarian.
[D] Hippo, hippo, hippo, hippo, what a hippo.
Hippo, [G] hippo, hippo, [A] what a hippo.
There's lots of room for him in our two car garage, [E] I'll feed him there and wash him [A] there and give him his massage.
[C] I can see me [G] now on Christmas morning creeping down the stairs.
[E] Oh, what joy and what [A] surprise when [D] I open up my eyes and see [E] my hippo hero [A] standing there.
[D] I want a [G] hippopotamus [D] for Christmas, only a [G] hippopotamus [A] will do.
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses, [E] I only [A] like hippopotamuses, [E] and [A] hippopotamuses [D] like me too.
[E] Yeah, [A] hippopotamuses [D] like me too.
And [A]
hippopotamuses [E]
[D] like me too.
Hippopotamus, hippopotamus, [A] hippopotamus, [D] [G]
[D] hippopotamus, [G] [A] hippopotamus, [D] hippopotamus,
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas, only a [G]
hippopotamus [A] will do.
Don't want a doll, no dinky tinker toy, [E] I want a [A] hippopotamus to play with and [D] enjoy.
I want [G] a [D] hippopotamus for Christmas, I don't think [G] Santa Claus [A] will mind a you.
You won't have to use a dirty chimney [E] flue, you bring him through the front [A] door, that's the easy thing to do.
I [C] can see me [G] now on Christmas morning [D] creeping [A] down [G] the stairs.
[E] Oh, what joy and what [A] [D] surprise when I open up my eyes and [E] see my hippo [B] hero [A] standing there.
[D] I want a [G] hippopotamus [D] for Christmas, only a [G]
[A] hippopotamus will do.
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses, [E] I only [A] like [E] hippopotamuses, and hippopotamuses [D] like me too.
Hippo, [G] hippo, hippo, [A] what a hippo.
Mom says a hippo would eat me up and then, [E] teacher says a hippo [A] isn't vegetarian.
[D] Hippo, hippo, hippo, hippo, what a hippo.
Hippo, [G] hippo, hippo, [A] what a hippo.
There's lots of room for him in our two car garage, [E] I'll feed him there and wash him [A] there and give him his massage.
[C] I can see me [G] now on Christmas morning creeping down the stairs.
[E] Oh, what joy and what [A] surprise when [D] I open up my eyes and see [E] my hippo hero [A] standing there.
[D] I want a [G] hippopotamus [D] for Christmas, only a [G] hippopotamus [A] will do.
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses, [E] I only [A] like hippopotamuses, [E] and [A] hippopotamuses [D] like me too.
[E] Yeah, [A] hippopotamuses [D] like me too.
And [A]
hippopotamuses [E]
[D] like me too.
Key:
A
D
G
E
C
A
D
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ Hippopotamus, _ hippopotamus, _ [A] _ hippopotamus, _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ hippopotamus, _ [G] _ [A] hippopotamus, [D] hippopotamus,
_ I want a hippopotamus for Christmas, _ only a [G]
hippopotamus [A] will do.
_ _ Don't want a doll, no dinky tinker toy, [E] I want a _ [A] hippopotamus to play with and [D] enjoy.
I want [G] a [D] hippopotamus for Christmas, I don't think [G] Santa Claus [A] will mind a you.
_ You won't have to use a dirty chimney [E] flue, you bring him through the front [A] door, that's the easy thing to do.
I [C] can see me [G] now on Christmas morning [D] creeping [A] down [G] the stairs.
[E] Oh, what joy and what [A] [D] surprise when I open up my eyes and [E] see my hippo [B] hero [A] standing _ _ _ there.
_ _ [D] I want a [G] hippopotamus [D] for Christmas, _ only a [G] _
[A] hippopotamus will do.
_ No _ crocodiles, no rhinoceroses, [E] _ I only [A] like _ _ [E] hippopotamuses, and hippopotamuses [D] like me too. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hippo, [G] hippo, hippo, [A] what a hippo.
_ Mom says a hippo would eat me up and then, [E] teacher says a hippo [A] isn't vegetarian.
_ [D] Hippo, hippo, hippo, hippo, what a hippo.
Hippo, [G] hippo, hippo, [A] what a hippo.
There's lots of room for him in our two car garage, [E] I'll feed him there and wash him [A] there and give him his massage.
[C] I can see me [G] now on Christmas morning creeping down the stairs.
[E] Oh, what joy and what [A] surprise when [D] I open up my eyes and see [E] my hippo hero [A] standing _ _ there.
_ _ [D] I want a [G] hippopotamus [D] for Christmas, _ _ only a [G] hippopotamus [A] will do.
_ No _ crocodiles, no _ rhinoceroses, [E] I only [A] like _ hippopotamuses, [E] and _ [A] hippopotamuses [D] like me too.
[E] Yeah, _ [A] hippopotamuses [D] like me too.
And _ [A] _
_ hippopotamuses _ _ _ [E] _
[D] like me too. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ Hippopotamus, _ hippopotamus, _ [A] _ hippopotamus, _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ hippopotamus, _ [G] _ [A] hippopotamus, [D] hippopotamus,
_ I want a hippopotamus for Christmas, _ only a [G]
hippopotamus [A] will do.
_ _ Don't want a doll, no dinky tinker toy, [E] I want a _ [A] hippopotamus to play with and [D] enjoy.
I want [G] a [D] hippopotamus for Christmas, I don't think [G] Santa Claus [A] will mind a you.
_ You won't have to use a dirty chimney [E] flue, you bring him through the front [A] door, that's the easy thing to do.
I [C] can see me [G] now on Christmas morning [D] creeping [A] down [G] the stairs.
[E] Oh, what joy and what [A] [D] surprise when I open up my eyes and [E] see my hippo [B] hero [A] standing _ _ _ there.
_ _ [D] I want a [G] hippopotamus [D] for Christmas, _ only a [G] _
[A] hippopotamus will do.
_ No _ crocodiles, no rhinoceroses, [E] _ I only [A] like _ _ [E] hippopotamuses, and hippopotamuses [D] like me too. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hippo, [G] hippo, hippo, [A] what a hippo.
_ Mom says a hippo would eat me up and then, [E] teacher says a hippo [A] isn't vegetarian.
_ [D] Hippo, hippo, hippo, hippo, what a hippo.
Hippo, [G] hippo, hippo, [A] what a hippo.
There's lots of room for him in our two car garage, [E] I'll feed him there and wash him [A] there and give him his massage.
[C] I can see me [G] now on Christmas morning creeping down the stairs.
[E] Oh, what joy and what [A] surprise when [D] I open up my eyes and see [E] my hippo hero [A] standing _ _ there.
_ _ [D] I want a [G] hippopotamus [D] for Christmas, _ _ only a [G] hippopotamus [A] will do.
_ No _ crocodiles, no _ rhinoceroses, [E] I only [A] like _ hippopotamuses, [E] and _ [A] hippopotamuses [D] like me too.
[E] Yeah, _ [A] hippopotamuses [D] like me too.
And _ [A] _
_ hippopotamuses _ _ _ [E] _
[D] like me too. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _