Patty Griffin - Top Of The World

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