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The Elements Song

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This version is in the key of D for more guitar-friendly chords.
For the original key, transpose down two steps to C.
[Verse 1]
There's Dantimony, Darsenic, alDuminum, selDenium
And A7hydrogen and A7oxygen and A7nitrogen and A7rhenium
And Dnickel, neodDymium, neptDunium, germDanium
And Airon, amerAicium, ruthE7enium, urAanium
EurA7opium, zircA7onium, lutA7etium, vanDmadium
And C7lanthanum and C7osmium and C7astatine and Fradium
And A7gold and protactA7inium and A7indium and Dmgallium
And Bb7iodine and Bb7thorium and Bb7thulium and A7thallium
[Bridge/Chorus1]
There's Dyttrium, yttDerbium, actDinium, rubDidium
And A7boron, gadolA7inium, niA7obium, irA7idium
And Dstrontium and A7silicon and Dsilver and samA7arium
And Dbismuth, Dbromine, Glithium, berDylliA7um, and Dbarium
[Verse 2]
There's Dholmium and Dhelium and Dhafnium and Derbium
And A7phosphorus and A7francium and A7fluorine and A7terbium
And Dmanganese and Dmercury, molDybdenum, magnDesium
DyspArosium and Ascandium and E7cerium and Acesium
And A7lead, praseodA7ymium, and A7platinum, plutDmonium
PallC7adium, promC7ethium, potC7assium, polFonium
And A7tantalum, technA7etium, titA7anium, tellDmurium
And Bb7cadmium and Bb7calcium and Bb7chromium and A7curium
[Bridge/Chorus 2]
There's Dsulfur, califDornium, and Dfermium, berkDelium
And A7also mendelA7evium, einstA7einium, nobA7elium
And Dargon, krypton, A7neon, radon, Dxenon, zinc, and A7rhodium
And Dchlorine, carbon, Dcobalt, Gcopper, Dtungsten, A7tin, and Dsodium
[Outro]
These Dare the only A7ones of which the Dnews has come to A7Ha'vard
And there Dmay be many Gothers but they Dhaven't A7been discDavard

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The Elements Song

by Tom Lehrer

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Bb7

Lyrics and Chords

This version is in the key of D for more guitar-friendly chords.

For the original key, transpose down two steps to C.

[Verse 1]

D D D D

There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium

A7 A7 A7 A7

And hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium

D D D D

And nickel, neodymium, neptunium, germanium

A A E7 A

And iron, americium, ruthenium, uranium

A7 A7 A7 Dm

Europium, zirconium, lutetium, vanadium

C7 C7 C7 F

And lanthanum and osmium and astatine and radium

A7 A7 A7 Dm

And gold and protactinium and indium and gallium

Bb7 Bb7 Bb7 A7

And iodine and thorium and thulium and thallium

[Bridge/Chorus1]

D D D D

There's yttrium, ytterbium, actinium, rubidium

A7 A7 A7 A7

And boron, gadolinium, niobium, iridium

D A7 D A7

And strontium and silicon and silver and samarium

D D G D A7 D

And bismuth, bromine, lithium, beryllium, and barium

[Verse 2]

D D D D

There's holmium and helium and hafnium and erbium

A7 A7 A7 A7

And phosphorus and francium and fluorine and terbium

D D D D

And manganese and mercury, molybdenum, magnesium

A A E7 A

Dysprosium and scandium and cerium and cesium

A7 A7 A7 Dm

And lead, praseodymium, and platinum, plutonium

C7 C7 C7 F

Palladium, promethium, potassium, polonium

A7 A7 A7 Dm

And tantalum, technetium, titanium, tellurium

Bb7 Bb7 Bb7 A7

And cadmium and calcium and chromium and curium

[Bridge/Chorus 2]

D D D D

There's sulfur, californium, and fermium, berkelium

A7 A7 A7 A7

And also mendelevium, einsteinium, nobelium

D A7 D A7

And argon, krypton, neon, radon, xenon, zinc, and rhodium

D D G D A7 D

And chlorine, carbon, cobalt, copper, tungsten, tin, and sodium

[Outro]

D A7 D A7

These are the only ones of which the news has come to Ha'vard

D G D A7 D

And there may be many others but they haven't been discavard

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