Tone: [G]
Intro:
[G] [C] [D]
[G]The flower said "I wish I was a [C]tree"
[C]The tree said "I wish I could [D]be
[D]a different kind of tree"
[G]The cat wished that it was a bee
[G]The turtle wished that it could fly
[C]Really high into the sky
[D]Over rooftops and then dive
[G]Deep into the sea
[G]And in the sea there is a fish
[C]a fish that has a secret wish
[D]a wish to be a big cactus
[G]With a pink flower on it
[G]And in the sea there is a fish
[C]a fish that has a secret wish
[D]a wish to be a big cactus
[G]With a pink flower on it
[G]And the flower
[C]Would be it's offering
[D]Of love
[G]To the desert
[G]And the desert
[C]So dry and lonely
[D]That the creatures all appreciate the [G]effort
[G]Et le jackalope a dit -And the jackalope said-
[C]"Je voudrais etre un yeti -I wish I was a yeti-
[D]Pour voler dans le nuit -to steal into the night-
[G]Et m'en aller loin
d'ici" -and then go far from here-
[G]Mais le yeti a dit -But the yeti said-
[C]"Je voudrais etre un monstre marin
-I would like to be a sea monster-
[D]Pour pouvoir rentre dans le
mer -To dive into the sea-
[G]De tous les requins" -Of all the sharks-
[G]And the rattlesnake said "I wish I had [C]hands
[C]So I could hug you like a [D]man"
[D]And then the cactus said
[G]"Don't you understand?
[G]My skin is covered with sharp spikes
[C]That'll stab you like a thousand knives
[D]a hug would be nice but hug
my [G]flower with your eyes"
[G]The flower said "I wish I was a [C]tree"
[C]The tree said "I wish I could [D]be
[D]a different kind of tree"
[G]The cat wished that it was a bee
[G]The turtle wished that it could fly
[C]Really high into the sky
[D]Over rooftops and then dive
[G]Deep into the sea
[G]And in the sea there is a fish
[C]a fish that has a secret wish
[D]a wish to be a big cactus
[G]With a pink flower on it
[G]And in the sea there is a fish
[C]a fish that has a secret wish
[D]a wish to be a big cactus
[G]With a pink flower on it
[G]And the flower
[C]Would be it's offering
[D]Of love
[G]To the desert
[G]And the desert
[C]So dry and lonely
[D]That the creatures all appreciate the [G]effort
Outro:
[G] [C] [D] [G] [G] [C] [D] [G]