The Unicorn – Shel Silverstein 1 C0003 Dm2210 G0232 G C A long time ago when the Dm earth was green G There was more kinds of animals C than you’d ever seen C They’d run around free while the Dm world was being born C But the loveliest of them all Dm G C was the un-i-corn
The Unicorn – Shel Silverstein 2 C0003 Dm2210 G0232 G C There was green alligators and Dm long necked geese G Some humpy back camels and some C chimpanzees C Cats and rats and elephants but Dm sure as you’re born C But the loveliest of all Dm G C was the un-i-corn!
The Unicorn – Shel Silverstein 3 C0003 Dm2210 G0232 G C But the Lord seen some sinnin’ Dm and it caused him pain G He said "Stand back – C I’m gonna make it rain C So hey brother Noah, Dm I’ll tell you what to do, C Dm G7 C Build me a floating zoo.”
The Unicorn – Shel Silverstein 4 C0003 Dm2210 G0232 G C And you take two alligators and a Dm couple of geese G Two hump back camels and C two chimpanzees C Two cats, two rats, two elephants Dm but sure as you’re born C Noah, don’t you forget my Dm G C u– ni–corn.
The Unicorn – Shel Silverstein 5 C0003 Dm2210 G0232 G C Now Noah was there and he Dm answered the callin’ G And he finished up the ark C as the rain started fallin’ C And he marched in the animals Dm two by two C And he sung out as Dm G C they went through
The Unicorn – Shel Silverstein 6 C0003 Dm2210 G0232 G C "Hey Lord, I got you two alligators Dm and a couple of geese G Two hump back camels C and two chimpanzees C Two cats, two rats, two elephants Dm but sure as you’re born C Lord, I just don’t see your Dm G C u– ni–corns.”
The Unicorn – Shel Silverstein 7 C0003 Dm2210 G0232 G C Well, Noah looked out through Dm the driving rain, G But the unicorns were hiding – C playing silly games, C They were kickin’ and a-spashin’ Dm while the rain was pourin’ down C / / / Dm G C Oh them foolish u- ni-corns.
The Unicorn – Shel Silverstein 7 C0003 Dm2210 G0232 G C And you take two alligators Dm and a couple of geese G Two hump back camels C And two chimpanzees C Two cats, two rats, two elephants Dm but sure as you’re born C Noah, don’t you forget my Dm G C u– ni–corn.
The Unicorn – Shel Silverstein 8 C0003 Dm2210 G0232 G C And then the ark started moving Dm and it drifted with the tide, G And the unicorns looked up C From the rock and cried, C And the water came up Dm and sort of floated them away, C That’s why you’ve never seen a Dm G C unicorn to this day.
The Unicorn – Shel Silverstein 9 C0003 Dm2210 G0232 G C "You’ll see a lot of alligators Dm and a whole mess of geese G You’ll see hump back camels C and chimpanzees C You’ll see cats and rats and Dm elephants but sure as you’re born C You’re never gonna see no Dm G C U- ni-corns.”
The Unicorn – Shel Silverstein LAST C0003 Dm2210 G0232 G C "You’ll see a lot of alligators Dm and a whole mess of geese G You’ll see hump back camels C and chimpanzees C You’ll see cats and rats and Dm elephants but sure as you’re born C You’re never gonna see no Dm / G / C / F / C! G7! C! U- ni- corns."