Kimya Dawson – Tree Hugger (Ukulele)

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[Intro] G C D G x2 [Verse 1]
    G                           C
The flower said "I wish I was a tree"

                              D
The tree said "I wish I could be
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
[Verse 2]
    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
[Chorus]
        G
And the flower

             C
Would be its 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
[Verse 3] FRENCH:
G
Et le jackalope a dit 

   C
Je voudrais etre un yeti 

     D
Pour voler dans le nuit 

   G
Et m'en aller loin d'ici 

G
Mais le yeti a dit 

C
"Je voudrais etre un monstre marin 

D
Pour pouvoir rentre dans le mer

G
De tous les requins
[Verse 3] ENGLISH:
G
The jackalope, he did said

   C
I wish I was a great yeti

   D
to steal into the darkest night

    G
and go far away from here

        G
But the great yeti, he did say

    C
I'd like to be a sea monster

   D
To dive into the great big sea

G
All full of sharks
[Verse 4]
        G                              C
And the rattlesnake said "I wish I had hands

                          D
So I could hug you like a man"
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 really be nice, but-hug-my-flowers with your eyes
[Verse 5]
    G                           C
The flower said "I wish I was a tree"

                              D
The tree said "I wish I could be
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
[Verse 6]
    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
[Chorus]
        G
And the flower

             C
Would be its 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