CAPO 9 
 
INTRO: G (320003@1)DDsus4 D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1)
 
VERSE: 
               G (320003@1)                     D (xx0232@1)I wished I was smarter, I wished I was stronger 
             Em (022000@1)                    C (x32010@1)
I wished I'd loved jesus, The way my wife does 
                   G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)
I wished it'd been easier, Instead of any longer 
                    Em (022000@1)                           C (x32010@1)  
I wished I could've stood, Where you would've been proud 
                  G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)
That won't happen now, That won't happen now

C (x32010@1)                               D (xx0232@1)There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard 
     Em (022000@1)                          C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)  
Disappearing every day, Without so much as a word, Somehow  
      C (x32010@1)                              D (xx0232@1)And I think I broke the wings off that little songbird 
      Em (022000@1)                   C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)She's never gonna fly to the top of the world, now  
                  D (xx0232@1)      
To the top of the world       
 
VERSE: 
                    G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)
I don't have to answer ,Any of these questions 
              Em (022000@1)                 C (x32010@1)
Don't have no guide to teach me no lessons 
                   G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)
I come home in the evening, Sit in my chair 
                             Em (022000@1)      
One night they called me for supper 
                C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1) 
But I never got up, I stayed right there 
      D (xx0232@1)   
In my chair

C (x32010@1)                               D (xx0232@1)There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard 
     Em (022000@1)                          C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)  
Disappearing every day, Without so much as a word, Somehow  
      C (x32010@1)                              D (xx0232@1)And I think I broke the wings off that little songbird 
      Em (022000@1)                   C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)She's never gonna fly to the top of the world, now  
           D (xx0232@1)                                Em (022000@1)  C (x32010@1) 
To the top of the world, Oooh  ooohh      
      
VERSE: 
                 G (320003@1)                          D (xx0232@1)I wished I'd had known you, I wished I had shown you 
           Em (022000@1)                C (x32010@1)All of the things I was on the inside  
                      G (320003@1)        
But I'd pretend to be sleeping  
                          D (xx0232@1)
When you'd come in in the morning 
           Em (022000@1)                       C (x32010@1)To whisper goodbye and go work at the rain 
             G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)I don't know why, Don't know why 
 
CHORUS: 
 
      C (x32010@1)                        D (xx0232@1)Cause everyone's singing we just wanna be heard 
     Em (022000@1)                          C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)  
Disappearing every day, without so much as a word, Somehow  
      C (x32010@1)                       D (xx0232@1)
And I wanna grab a hold of that little songbird 
    Em (022000@1)                       C (x32010@1)   
And take her for a ride to the top of the world 
      G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1) 
Right now, To the top of the world  
 
   Em (022000@1)      C (x32010@1) 
Whoaaaa ohhhhhhhhh 
                  Em (022000@1) 
To the top of the world  
                  C (x32010@1)To the top of the world  
                  Em (022000@1)
To the top of the world 
                  C (x32010@1)To the top of the world   
                  Em (022000@1) 
To the top of the world