Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
G+G D MajorD
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas; Only a hippopotamus will do
D7D7 A augmentedA D7D7 D MajorD
Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy; I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy
G+G D MajorD
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas; I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?
D7D7
He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue
A augmentedA D7D7 D MajorD
Just bring him through the front door, that's the easy thing to do
G7G7 
C majorC G7G7 C majorC
I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs
D7D7 G+G
Oh what joy and what surprise, when I open up my eyes
A augmentedA D MajorD D7D7
to see a hippo hero standing there
G+G D MajorD
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas; Only a hippopotamus will do
D7D7 
A7A7 D7D7 D MajorD
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses; I only like hippopotamuses
A7A7 D7D7 G+G
And hippopotamuses like me too
Interlude:
G+G 
G MajorG D MajorD
G+G G MajorG D MajorD
D7D7
Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then
A7A7 D7D7 D MajorD
Teacher says a hippo is a vegeterian
Interlude:
G+G G MajorG D MajorD
G+G G MajorG D MajorD
D7D7
There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage
A7A7 D7D7 D MajorD
I'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage
G7G7 C majorC G7G7 C majorC
I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs
D7D7 G+G
Oh what joy and what surprise, when I open up my eyes
A augmentedA D MajorD D7D7
to see a hippo hero standing there
G+G D MajorD
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas; Only a hippopotamus will do
D7D7 A7A7 D7D7 D MajorD
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroseses; I only like hippopotamuseses
A7A7 D7D7 G+G
And hippopotamuses like me too
