Key: G
Introduction:
G C
The flower said, "I wish I was a tree,"
D
The tree said, "I wish I could be
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.
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.
And the flower
C
Would be its offering
D G
Of love to the desert.
And the desert,
C
So dry and lonely,
D
That the creatures all
G
Appreciate the effort.
C
"Je voudrais être un yéti
D
Pour voler dans la nuit
G
Et m'envoler loin d'ici"
C
"Je veux être un monstre marin
D
Pour pouvoir sauter dans la mer
G
De tous les requins"
G
And the rattlesnake said,
C
"I wish I had hands so
D
I could hug you like a man."
And then the cactus said,
G
"Don't you understand,
My skin is covered with sharp spikes
C
That'll stab you like a thousand knives.
D
A hug would be nice,
G
But hug my flower with your eyes."
C
The flower said, "I wish I was a tree,"
D
The tree said, "I wish I could be
A different kind of tree,
G
The cat wished that it was a bee,
The turtle wished that it could fly
C
Really high into the sky,
D
Over rooftops and then dive
G
Deep into the sea.
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.
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.
And the flower
C
Would be its offering
D G
Of love to the desert.
And the desert,
C
So dry and lonely,
D
That the creatures all
G
Appreciate the effort.