Key: G
Introduction:
G
I wish I were a little girl in this life
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No one could resist my little girl smile
G
I wish I were a baby in this love
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I'd be cradled in your arms day and night
G
I wish I were an old man, a scholar
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With the wisdom of a 1,000 men before me
G
I wish I were a funny dream that haunted
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The people I love every time they were down
D
I wish I was a fine wine
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I wish I were a good drug
G D
Hey, and if I were Jesus, maybe I could heal all of us
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Just like a good lover, which one do you prefer?
G D
In a world full of vices, I wish I were a little bird
(intro x2)
G
I wish I were the sunset in Verona
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I'd make a beautiful picture every time I went to bed
G
Or maybe more the sunrise waking up to a sad man
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And hey, if I were the blue skies, I'd never rain on him
D
I wish I was a fine wine
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I wish I were a good drug
G D
Yeah, and if I were Jesus, maybe I could heal all of us
D C9
Just like a good lover, which one do you prefer?
G D
In a world full of vices, I wish I were a little bird
(intro x2)
G
I wish I were an angel in '52
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In a blue Cadillac on the eve of the New Year
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And there I would have saved him, the man who sang the blues
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But maybe he is listening right now
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Hopefully he's listening right now