this is my first tab , but a song that i did a long time ago for extra credit in my
french class : ) it should work nicely with the auto – scroll , so you can just enjoy
playing , singing , and being happy : )

G C D

G C
the flower said “i wish i was a tree”
C D
the tree said “i wish i could be
D
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
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

G
and the flower
C
would be it’s offering
D
of love
G
to the desert
G
and the desert
C
so dry and lonely
D G
that the creatures all appreciate the effort

G
et le jackalope a dit ( and the jackalope said )
C
“je voudrais etre un yeti ( i wish i was a yeti )
D
pour voler dans le nuit ( to steal into the night )
G
et m’en aller loin d’ici” ( and then go far from here )
G
mais le yeti a dit ( but the yeti said )
C
“je voudrais etre un monstre marin ( i would like to be a sea monster )
D
pour pouvoir rentre dans le mer ( to dive into the sea )
G
de tous les requins” ( of all the sharks )

G C
and the rattlesnake said “i wish i had hands
C D
so i could hug you like a man”
D
and then the cactus said
G
“don’t you understand?
G
my skin is covered with sharp spikes
C
that’ll stab you like a thousand knives
D G
a hug would be nice but hug my flower with your eyes”

G C
the flower said “i wish i was a tree”
C D
the tree said “i wish i could be
D
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
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

G
and the flower
C
would be it’s offering
D
of love
G
to the desert
G
and the desert
C
so dry and lonely
D G
that the creatures all appreciate the effort

G C D G G C D G