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The Elements

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[Intro]
C C G7 G7
C C G7 G7
[Verse]
There's anCtimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium,
And hydG7rogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium,
And niCckel, neodymium, neptunium, germanium,
And iGron, ameriD7cium, ruthGenium, uranium,
EurG7opium, zirconium, lutCmetium, vanadium,
And lantBb7hanum and osmium and astaEbtine and radium,
And gGmold and protactinium and inCmdium and gallium,
And ioAb7dine and thorium and thuG7lium and thallium.
There's yttCrium, ytterbium, actinium, rubidium,
And boG7ron, gadolinium, niobium, iridium,
And stCrontium and silG7icon and silCver and samG7arium,
And bisCmuth, bromine, litFhium, beryG7llium, and baCrium.
"I hope you're all taking notes, because there's going to be a short quiz next period."
[Verse]
There's holCmium and helium and hafnium and erbium,
And phosG7phorus and francium and fluorine and terbium,
And mangCanese and mercury, molybdenum, magnesium,
DysprGosium and scaD7ndium and cerGium and cesium.
And lGmead, praseodymium, and plaCmtinum, plutonium,
PalBb7ladium, promethium, potasEbsium, polonium,
And tanGmtalum, technetium, titCmanium, tellurium,
And caAb7dmium and calcium and chrG7omium and curium.
[Bridge] 
There's suClfur, californium, and fermium, berkelium,
And aG7lso mendelevium, einsteinium, nobelium,
And aCrgon, krypton, nG7eon, radon, xeCnon, zinc, and rhG7odium,
And chlCorine, carbon, cobFalt, copper, tunG7gsten, tin, and soCdium.
These aCre the only ones of which the nG7ews has come to Harvard,
And there mCay be many othFers, but they haCven't bG7een discCovered.
[Outro]
C G7 G7 C F
G7 C

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The Elements

by Tom Lehrer

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Bb7

Ab7

[Intro]

C C G7 G7

[Verse]

There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium,

And hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium,

And nickel, neodymium, neptunium, germanium,

G D7 G

And iron, americium, ruthenium, uranium,

G7 Cm

Europium, zirconium, lutetium, vanadium,

Bb7 Eb

And lanthanum and osmium and astatine and radium,

Gm Cm

And gold and protactinium and indium and gallium,

Ab7 G7

And iodine and thorium and thulium and thallium.

There's yttrium, ytterbium, actinium, rubidium,

And boron, gadolinium, niobium, iridium,

C G7 C G7

And strontium and silicon and silver and samarium,

C F G7 C

And bismuth, bromine, lithium, beryllium, and barium.

"I hope you're all taking notes, because there's going to be a short quiz next period."

[Verse]

There's holmium and helium and hafnium and erbium,

And phosphorus and francium and fluorine and terbium,

And manganese and mercury, molybdenum, magnesium,

G D7 G

Dysprosium and scandium and cerium and cesium.

Gm Cm

And lead, praseodymium, and platinum, plutonium,

Bb7 Eb

Palladium, promethium, potassium, polonium,

Gm Cm

And tantalum, technetium, titanium, tellurium,

Ab7 G7

And cadmium and calcium and chromium and curium.

[Bridge]

There's sulfur, californium, and fermium, berkelium,

And also mendelevium, einsteinium, nobelium,

C G7 C G7

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

C F G7 C

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

C G7

These are the only ones of which the news has come to Harvard,

C F C G7 C

And there may be many others, but they haven't been discovered.

[Outro]

C G7 G7 C F

G7 C

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