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I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

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A Great Big World - I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
I wEant a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will dBo
I dBon't want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy
I wF#mant a hippopotamus to plBay with and enjoy
I wEant a hippopotamus for Christmas
I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do yBou?
He wBon't have to use our dirty chimney flue
Just brF#ming him through the front door
That's the Beasy thing to do
I can sEee me now on ChrAistmas morning
CrEeeping down the stAairs
Oh, what jBoy and what surprise
When I Eopen up my eyes
To see my hEippo hero stBanding there
I wEant a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will dBo
NBo crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses
F#mI only like hBippopotamuseses
And hAippopotamBuses like mEe too
E B F#m B
E B
MBom says the hippo would eat me up
But then tF#meacher says a hippo is a vegetarian
I can sEee me now on ChrAistmas morning
CrEeeping down the stAairs
Oh, what jBoy and what surprise
When I Eopen up my eyes
To see my hEippo hero stBanding there
I wEant a hippopotamus, I wFant a hippopotamus
I want a hF#ip.., I want a hGip...
I rAbeally really rAeally wBbant a hBippopotamus
I wEant a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will dBo
I dBon't want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy
I wF#mant a hippopotamus to plBay with and enjoy
LEa la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la lBa
NBo crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses
F#mI only like hBippopotamuseses
And hAippopotamBuses like mEe tooA  B  E  
ChrEistmas....!!!

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I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

by A Great Big World

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A Great Big World - I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

Only a hippopotamus will do

I don't want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy

F#m B

I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?

He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue

F#m

Just bring him through the front door

That's the easy thing to do

E A

I can see me now on Christmas morning

E A

Creeping down the stairs

Oh, what joy and what surprise

When I open up my eyes

E B

To see my hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

Only a hippopotamus will do

No crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses

F#m B

I only like hippopotamuseses

A B E

And hippopotamuses like me too

E B F#m B

E B

Mom says the hippo would eat me up

F#m

But then teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian

E A

I can see me now on Christmas morning

E A

Creeping down the stairs

Oh, what joy and what surprise

When I open up my eyes

E B

To see my hippo hero standing there

E F

I want a hippopotamus, I want a hippopotamus

F# G

I want a hip.., I want a hip...

Ab A Bb B

I really really really want a hippopotamus

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

Only a hippopotamus will do

I don't want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy

F#m B

I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy

La la la la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la la

No crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses

F#m B

I only like hippopotamuseses

A B E A B E

And hippopotamuses like me too

Christmas....!!!

About I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas Chords by A Great Big World

Learn how to play I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas by A Great Big World with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas chords”, “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas guitar chords”, or “A Great Big World I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas chords and for experienced players who want accurate I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, E, B, F#m, F, F#.

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The chords for "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" show the original chord names (including A, E, B, F#m, F, F#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.