Melvin Calvin (discovers how photosynthesis works)

Lyrics and music with ukelele chords by Tom Sharp.

^G7Melvin ^GdimCalvin (^G7I mean Melvin ^GdimCalvin) ^Fwas a ^C7chemist (^Fyeah he was a ^C7chemist) ^A7got his ^D7hands on (^A7well he got his ^D7hands on) ^A7carbon-four^E7teen (^A7radioactive carbon, ^E7carbon-four^Ateen). ^G7Melvin ^GdimCalvin (^G7I mean Melvin ^GdimCalvin) ^Ffed that ^C7carbon (^Fradioactive ^C7carbon) to ^A7algae ^D7that he (^A7fed it to his ^D7algae) ^A7grew in his ^E7flasks (^A7yeah he grew it in his, ^E7grew it in ^Aflasks) ^{FDmF Am F}Pho-to, ^Dmpho-to^Amsyn-the^Fsis ^FIt took ^DmMel-vin ^Amten whole ^Cyears ^{CDmAmF FGmGmC G7}Melvin ^GdimCalvin (^G7I mean Melvin ^GdimCalvin) ^Ftested ^C7algae (^Ftested and re^C7tested) to ^A7find out ^D7how it (^A7find out how it ^D7uses) ^A7uses sun^E7light (^A7see how algae uses, ^E7uses sun^Alight). ^G7Melvin ^GdimCalvin (^G7I mean Melvin ^GdimCalvin) ^FMelvin ^C7Calvin (^Fsame old Melvin ^C7Calvin) ^A7explained ^D7photo- (^A7explained photo^D7synthe-) ^A7photosynthesis (^E7photosynthe^Asis).