Sparks - Hippopotamus (Official Video) Chords
Tempo:
68.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
Dm
F
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] There's a [Dm] hippo, [G] hard to miss, a [Dm] hippo [G] Hard to miss, a [F] hippo [G] Hard to miss [C] in my [G] pool
There's a [F] hippo, [G] hard to miss, a [Dm] hippo Hard [C] to miss, a [Dm] hippo Hard [G] to miss in [C] my [D] pool
How did it get there, how did it get there, How did it get there [Em] I don't [D] know
How did it get there, how did it get there, How did it get there [Em] I don't know
[G] There's a [Dm] book by [G] Anonymous, a book [Dm] by [C] Anonymous, a [Dm] book by [G] Anonymous [C] in my [Em] pool.
There's a [Dm] book by [Em] Anonymous, a book [Dm] by [G] Anonymous, and a [Dm] hippo [G]-o-nomous in [C] my [D] pool.
No I'm not ready, no I'm not ready, when it dries out I'll have a go.
How did it get there, how did it get there, how did it get there, [G] I don't [B] know.
Some worthless hippo, fooling around, some worthless hippo, [A] acting all [B] flum.
Some worthless hippo, thinking about this, thinking about this, and [A] acting like [B] this.
[G] There's a [F] painting by [G] Hieronymus, [F] Bosch by [G] Hieronymus, [F] Bosch by [G] Hieronymus [E] in [G] [F] [G] [F]
[G] [Dm] [C] my [D] pool.
How did it get there, how did it get there, how did it get there, show [Em] me, [D] me.
Must be a late work, must be a late work, what a mistake, works [Em] obviously.
[Dm] There's a [C] Volkswagen [G] microbus, a [C] Volkswagen [G] microbus, a [C] Volkswagen [G] microbus [C] in my [Em] pool.
A [Dm] 58 [G] microbus, a [C] 58 [Em] microbus, a [Dm] 58 microbus [C] in my pool.
[D] A hippy is driving, a hippy is driving, a hippy, oh hippy, poor, poor guy.
A hippy is driving, a hippy is driving, I throw him a [Dm] towel, he'll go get [Bm] dry.
Someone must have been acting real cute, what will a [F#m] stupid do [B] see.
Someone must have brought a word out, throwing a hippo in, [F#m] then a blue [B] rat.
[F] There is [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus, [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus, [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus [Em] in my [F] pool.
There is [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus, [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus, [Em] wearing a [F] snorkel [Em] in my [Dm] pool.
[D] Now he's gone, now he's gone, now he's gone, worry not.
Excellent swimmer, excellent swimmer, looking much trimmer [G] than I thought.
There's a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, she [Em] looks [G] Chinese.
There's a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, she [E] looks [F] Chinese.
[D] It's not that I'm prejudiced, it's not that I'm prejudiced, it's not that I'm prejudiced, [Em] told by [D] me.
It's not that I'm prejudiced, it's not that I'm prejudiced, it's not that I'm prejudiced, [Em] facts, not [B] me.
[A] Throwing a [F#m] hippo a [B] little Dutch fart An [A] actor [G] performing a [A] Shakespearean [B] part
[A] Some are a [F#m] folk and [B] Germanic band [A] Asian [G] lady, [A] isn't it grand?
Yes, yes, [B] so grand!
There's a [F] hippo, [G] hard to miss, a [Dm] hippo Hard [C] to miss, a [Dm] hippo Hard [G] to miss in [C] my [D] pool
How did it get there, how did it get there, How did it get there [Em] I don't [D] know
How did it get there, how did it get there, How did it get there [Em] I don't know
[G] There's a [Dm] book by [G] Anonymous, a book [Dm] by [C] Anonymous, a [Dm] book by [G] Anonymous [C] in my [Em] pool.
There's a [Dm] book by [Em] Anonymous, a book [Dm] by [G] Anonymous, and a [Dm] hippo [G]-o-nomous in [C] my [D] pool.
No I'm not ready, no I'm not ready, when it dries out I'll have a go.
How did it get there, how did it get there, how did it get there, [G] I don't [B] know.
Some worthless hippo, fooling around, some worthless hippo, [A] acting all [B] flum.
Some worthless hippo, thinking about this, thinking about this, and [A] acting like [B] this.
[G] There's a [F] painting by [G] Hieronymus, [F] Bosch by [G] Hieronymus, [F] Bosch by [G] Hieronymus [E] in [G] [F] [G] [F]
[G] [Dm] [C] my [D] pool.
How did it get there, how did it get there, how did it get there, show [Em] me, [D] me.
Must be a late work, must be a late work, what a mistake, works [Em] obviously.
[Dm] There's a [C] Volkswagen [G] microbus, a [C] Volkswagen [G] microbus, a [C] Volkswagen [G] microbus [C] in my [Em] pool.
A [Dm] 58 [G] microbus, a [C] 58 [Em] microbus, a [Dm] 58 microbus [C] in my pool.
[D] A hippy is driving, a hippy is driving, a hippy, oh hippy, poor, poor guy.
A hippy is driving, a hippy is driving, I throw him a [Dm] towel, he'll go get [Bm] dry.
Someone must have been acting real cute, what will a [F#m] stupid do [B] see.
Someone must have brought a word out, throwing a hippo in, [F#m] then a blue [B] rat.
[F] There is [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus, [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus, [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus [Em] in my [F] pool.
There is [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus, [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus, [Em] wearing a [F] snorkel [Em] in my [Dm] pool.
[D] Now he's gone, now he's gone, now he's gone, worry not.
Excellent swimmer, excellent swimmer, looking much trimmer [G] than I thought.
There's a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, she [Em] looks [G] Chinese.
There's a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, she [E] looks [F] Chinese.
[D] It's not that I'm prejudiced, it's not that I'm prejudiced, it's not that I'm prejudiced, [Em] told by [D] me.
It's not that I'm prejudiced, it's not that I'm prejudiced, it's not that I'm prejudiced, [Em] facts, not [B] me.
[A] Throwing a [F#m] hippo a [B] little Dutch fart An [A] actor [G] performing a [A] Shakespearean [B] part
[A] Some are a [F#m] folk and [B] Germanic band [A] Asian [G] lady, [A] isn't it grand?
Yes, yes, [B] so grand!
Key:
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[G] There's a [Dm] hippo, [G] hard to miss, a [Dm] hippo [G] Hard to miss, a [F] hippo [G] Hard to miss [C] in my [G] pool
There's a [F] hippo, [G] hard to miss, a [Dm] hippo Hard [C] to miss, a [Dm] hippo Hard [G] to miss in [C] my [D] pool
How did it get there, how did it get there, How did it get there [Em] I don't [D] know
How did it get there, how did it get there, How did it get there [Em] I don't know
[G] There's a [Dm] book by [G] Anonymous, a book [Dm] by [C] Anonymous, a [Dm] book by [G] Anonymous [C] in my [Em] pool.
There's a [Dm] book by [Em] Anonymous, a book [Dm] by [G] Anonymous, and a [Dm] hippo [G]-o-nomous in [C] my [D] pool.
No I'm not ready, no I'm not ready, when it dries out I'll have a go.
How did it get there, how did it get there, how did it get there, [G] I don't [B] know.
Some worthless hippo, fooling around, some worthless hippo, [A] acting all [B] flum.
Some worthless hippo, thinking about this, thinking about this, and [A] acting like [B] this.
_ _ [G] There's a [F] painting by [G] Hieronymus, [F] Bosch by [G] Hieronymus, [F] Bosch by [G] Hieronymus [E] in [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ [F] _
[G] _ [Dm] _ [C] my [D] pool.
How did it get there, how did it get there, how did it get there, show [Em] me, [D] me.
Must be a late work, must be a late work, what a mistake, works [Em] obviously.
[Dm] There's a [C] Volkswagen [G] microbus, a [C] Volkswagen [G] microbus, a [C] Volkswagen [G] microbus [C] in my [Em] pool.
A [Dm] 58 [G] microbus, a [C] 58 [Em] microbus, a [Dm] 58 microbus [C] in my pool.
[D] A hippy is driving, a hippy is driving, a hippy, oh hippy, poor, poor guy.
A hippy is driving, a hippy is driving, I throw him a [Dm] towel, he'll go get [Bm] dry.
Someone must have been acting real cute, what will a [F#m] stupid do [B] see.
Someone must have brought a word out, throwing a hippo in, [F#m] then a blue [B] rat. _ _
[F] There is [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus, [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus, [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus [Em] in my [F] pool.
There is [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus, [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus, [Em] wearing a [F] snorkel [Em] in my [Dm] pool.
[D] Now he's gone, now he's gone, now he's gone, worry not.
Excellent swimmer, excellent swimmer, looking much trimmer [G] than I thought.
There's a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, she [Em] looks [G] Chinese.
There's a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, she [E] looks [F] Chinese.
[D] It's not that I'm prejudiced, it's not that I'm prejudiced, it's not that I'm prejudiced, [Em] told by [D] me.
It's not that I'm prejudiced, it's not that I'm prejudiced, it's not that I'm prejudiced, [Em] facts, not [B] me.
[A] Throwing a [F#m] hippo a [B] little Dutch fart An [A] actor [G] performing a [A] Shakespearean [B] part
[A] Some are a [F#m] folk and [B] Germanic band [A] Asian [G] lady, [A] isn't it grand?
Yes, yes, [B] so grand! _ _ _
There's a [F] hippo, [G] hard to miss, a [Dm] hippo Hard [C] to miss, a [Dm] hippo Hard [G] to miss in [C] my [D] pool
How did it get there, how did it get there, How did it get there [Em] I don't [D] know
How did it get there, how did it get there, How did it get there [Em] I don't know
[G] There's a [Dm] book by [G] Anonymous, a book [Dm] by [C] Anonymous, a [Dm] book by [G] Anonymous [C] in my [Em] pool.
There's a [Dm] book by [Em] Anonymous, a book [Dm] by [G] Anonymous, and a [Dm] hippo [G]-o-nomous in [C] my [D] pool.
No I'm not ready, no I'm not ready, when it dries out I'll have a go.
How did it get there, how did it get there, how did it get there, [G] I don't [B] know.
Some worthless hippo, fooling around, some worthless hippo, [A] acting all [B] flum.
Some worthless hippo, thinking about this, thinking about this, and [A] acting like [B] this.
_ _ [G] There's a [F] painting by [G] Hieronymus, [F] Bosch by [G] Hieronymus, [F] Bosch by [G] Hieronymus [E] in [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ [F] _
[G] _ [Dm] _ [C] my [D] pool.
How did it get there, how did it get there, how did it get there, show [Em] me, [D] me.
Must be a late work, must be a late work, what a mistake, works [Em] obviously.
[Dm] There's a [C] Volkswagen [G] microbus, a [C] Volkswagen [G] microbus, a [C] Volkswagen [G] microbus [C] in my [Em] pool.
A [Dm] 58 [G] microbus, a [C] 58 [Em] microbus, a [Dm] 58 microbus [C] in my pool.
[D] A hippy is driving, a hippy is driving, a hippy, oh hippy, poor, poor guy.
A hippy is driving, a hippy is driving, I throw him a [Dm] towel, he'll go get [Bm] dry.
Someone must have been acting real cute, what will a [F#m] stupid do [B] see.
Someone must have brought a word out, throwing a hippo in, [F#m] then a blue [B] rat. _ _
[F] There is [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus, [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus, [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus [Em] in my [F] pool.
There is [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus, [Em] Titus [F] Andronicus, [Em] wearing a [F] snorkel [Em] in my [Dm] pool.
[D] Now he's gone, now he's gone, now he's gone, worry not.
Excellent swimmer, excellent swimmer, looking much trimmer [G] than I thought.
There's a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, she [Em] looks [G] Chinese.
There's a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, a [Am] woman with an [G] abacus, she [E] looks [F] Chinese.
[D] It's not that I'm prejudiced, it's not that I'm prejudiced, it's not that I'm prejudiced, [Em] told by [D] me.
It's not that I'm prejudiced, it's not that I'm prejudiced, it's not that I'm prejudiced, [Em] facts, not [B] me.
[A] Throwing a [F#m] hippo a [B] little Dutch fart An [A] actor [G] performing a [A] Shakespearean [B] part
[A] Some are a [F#m] folk and [B] Germanic band [A] Asian [G] lady, [A] isn't it grand?
Yes, yes, [B] so grand! _ _ _