Chord Top Of The World by Patty Griffin

capo 9 intro : G D Dsus D Em C verse : G D i wished i was smarter , i wished i was stronger Em C i wished i’d loved jesus , the way my wife does G D i wished it’d been easier , instead of any longer Em C i wished i could’ve stood , where you would’ve been proud G D that won’t happen now , that won’t happen now C D there’s a whole lot of singing that’s never gonna be heard Em C G disappearing every day , without so much as a word , somehow C D and i think i broke the wings off that little songbird Em C G she’s never gonna fly to the top of the world , now D to the top of the world verse : G D i don’t have to answer , any of these questions Em C don’t have no guide to teach me no lessons G D i come home in the evening , sit in my chair Em one night they called me for supper C G but i never got up , i stayed right there D in my chair C D there’s a whole lot of singing that’s never gonna be heard Em C G disappearing every day , without so much as a word , somehow C D and i think i broke the wings off that little songbird Em C G she’s never gonna fly to the top of the world , now D Em C to the top of the world , oooh ooohh verse : G D i wished i’d had known you , i wished i had shown you Em C all of the things i was on the inside G but i’d pretend to be sleeping D when you’d come in in the morning Em C to whisper goodbye and go work at the rain G D i don’t know why , don’t know why chorus : C D cause everyone’s singing we just wanna be heard Em C G disappearing every day , without so much as a word , somehow C D and i wanna grab a hold of that little songbird Em C and take her for a ride to the top of the world G D right now , to the top of the world Em C whoaaaa ohhhhhhhhh Em to the top of the world C to the top of the world Em to the top of the world C to the top of the world Em to the top of the world