Capo 9th fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Verse

 I wished I was smarter, I wished I was stronger

 I wished I'd loved jesus, The way my wife does

 I wished it'd been easier, Instead of any longer

 I wished I could've stood, Where you would've been proud

 That won't happen now, That won't happen now

 There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard

 Disappearing every day, Without so much as a word, Somehow

 And I think I broke the wings off that little songbird

 She's never gonna fly to the top of the world, now

 To the top of the world

Verse

 I don't have to answer ,Any of these questions

 Don't have no guide to teach me no lessons

 I come home in the evening, Sit in my chair

 One night they called me for supper

 But I never got up, I stayed right there

 In my chair

 There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard

 Disappearing every day, Without so much as a word, Somehow

 And I think I broke the wings off that little songbird

 She's never gonna fly to the top of the world, now

 To the top of the world, Oooh ooohh

Verse

 I wished I'd had known you, I wished I had shown you

 All of the things I was on the inside

 But I'd pretend to be sleeping

 When you'd come in in the morning

 To whisper goodbye and go work at the rain

 I don't know why, Don't know why

Chorus

 Cause everyone's singing we just wanna be heard

 Disappearing every day, without so much as a word, Somehow

 And I wanna grab a hold of that little songbird

 And take her for a ride to the top of the world

 Right now, To the top of the world

 Whoaaaa ohhhhhhhhh

 To the top of the world

 To the top of the world

 To the top of the world

 To the top of the world

 To the top of the world