The Dinosaur Song Chords
by Johnny Cash
The Dinosaur Song by Johnny Cash is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(Intro) D G A D
D G
Dinosaurs lived a long time ago
A D
they were terrible lizards, don't you know ?
D G
Some ate plants and some ate meat,
A D
some ate fish and some ate beasts.
D G
One was called Diplodocus,
A D
one was bigger than your school bus,
D G
one was called a Triceratops,
A D
three horns to stop anything that hops.
D G
Now, can't you just see yourself walking along,
A D
leading your pet Trachadon ?
D G
Or feeding your Brontosaurus Rex,
A D
or scratching your Diplodocus' neck ?
D G
Or riding on a Stegosaurus' back,
A D
or swimming in a Brachioscaurus' track ?
D G
Oh, what a time, and, oh, what fun,
A D
play and tag with your Iguanodon !
D G
And if we had Dinosaurs now,
A D
could they get along with a horse and a cow ?
D G
Well, I wish they hadn't of become extinct,
A
Dinosaurs would be nice pets and friends
to have around to run outside
and play with every day, don't you think ?
D G A D