Capo- 9th Fret 
 
 
               G
I wished I was smarter 
             D
Wished I was stronger 
           Em
I wished I loved jesus 
               C
The way the my wife does 
                   G
I wished it'd been easier 
               D
Instead of any longer 
                    Em
I wished I could've stood 
                        C
Where you would've been proud 
                  G
That won't happen now 
                  D
That won't happen now 
                       C
There's a whole lot of singing 
           D
That ain't gonna be heard 
     Em
Disappearing every day 
           C
Without so much as a word 
        G
Somehow  
          C
I think I broke the wings 
             D
Off a little songbird 
                Em
And she's never gonna fly 
                  C
To the top of the world 
    G
How  
                  D
To the top of the world 
                G
I don't have to answer 
             D
Any of these questions 
              Em
Don't have no guide to 
            C
Teach me no lessons 
                   G
I come home in the evening 
          D
Sit in my chair 
                             Em
One night they called me for supper 
                C
But I never got up 
               G
I stayed right there 
      D
In my chair 
                        C
There's a whole lot! of singing 
           D
That ain't gonna be heard 
     Em
Disappearing every day 
           C
Without so much as a word 
        G
Somehow  
          C
I think I broke the wings 
             D
Off a little songbird 
                Em
And she's never gonna fly 
                  C
To the top of the world 
    G
How  
                  D      Em C
To the top of the world 
                 G
I wished I'd had known you 
             D
Wished I had shown you 
           Em
All of the things I 
           C
Was on the inside 
                      G
But I'd pretend to be sleeping 
                          D
When you'd come in in the morning 
           Em
To whisper goodbye 
               C
Go work at the rain 
             G
I don't know why 
           D
Don't know why 
      C
Cause everyone's singing 
              D
We just wanna be heard 
     Em
Disappearing every day 
           C
Without so much as a word 
        G
So how?  
      C
Gonna grab a hold 
               D
Of that little songbird 
             Em
And take her for a ride 
                  C
To the top of the world 
      G
Right now 
                  D
To the top of the world? 
 

Em C Em C Em C 
 
Em                   C 
Ohhh ohhhhhhhh    Ohhh ohhhhhhh 
                    Em                        C 
To The top of the world    To the top of the world (x3)