{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1006726,"song":"I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas","artist":"Gayla Peevey","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1006726-i-want-a-hippopotamus-for-christmas-chords-by-gayla-peevey/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1006726?type=chord","rating":4.81288,"votes":543,"content":"I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas\r\n\r\nGayla Peevey, recorded in 1953; lyrics and music by John Rox\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI want a hippopotamus for Christmas; Only a hippopotamus will do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                                        [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D7[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy; I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                                                                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI want a hippopotamus for Christmas; I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHe won't have to use our dirty chimney flue[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                                            [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJust bring him through the front door, that's the easy thing to do[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G7[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G7[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D7[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh what joy and what surprise, when I open up my eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nto see a hippo hero standing there[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI want a hippopotamus for Christmas; Only a hippopotamus will do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                              [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNo crocodiles, no rhinoceroses; I only like hippopotamuses[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd hippopotamuses like me too[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]\r\nMom says the hippo would eat me up, but then[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                       [ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTeacher says a hippo is a vegeterian[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThere's lots of room for him in our two-car garage[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A7[/ch]                                    [ch]D7[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G7[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G7[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D7[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh what joy and what surprise, when I open up my eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nto see a hippo hero standing there[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI want a hippopotamus for Christmas; Only a hippopotamus will do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                                [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNo crocodiles, no rhinoceroseses; I only like hippopotamuseses[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd hippopotamuses like me too[/tab]","plain_text":"I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas\n\nGayla Peevey, recorded in 1953; lyrics and music by John Rox\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nG G D\nG G D\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nG G D\nG G D","chords":["A","G","D","D7","G7","C","A7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}