A Brontosaurus With Bronchitis Chords

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A Brontosaurus With Bronchitis by Barry Louis Polisar is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, G and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			D 
I am a fierce and ferocious beast, 
A 
Though I'm sure you cannot tell. 
G 
I take my pills and medicine, 
A                     D 
'Cause I don't feel so well. 
D 
My head is stuffed, my nose it runs. 
A 
It hurts my throat to speak; 
G 
I'm a brontosaurus with bronchitis, 
A                        D 
I've been like this for a week. 

D 
I'm acting rather civilized 
A 
But it's not that I've been tamed, 
G 
I can't go romping with my friends 
A                    D 
'Cause my throat is all inflamed. 
D 
They say I look emaciated. 
A 
(That means I've gotten thin). 
G 
Mom feeds me tea with lemon, 
A                       D 
Grandpa drops the nose drops in. 

D 
Grandma makes Cro-Magnon soup, 
A 
Dad give me vitamin C, 
G 
Mom gives me lots of orange juice, 
A                 D 
And lets me watch TV. 
D 
All covered up in a fevered sweat, 
A 
My throat and chest both hurt. 
G 
But I get to watch The Flintstones 
A                D 
And have jello for dessert 
    	

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