I Wish I Had A Million Friends
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
"I Wish I Had a Million Friends" - Tom T. Hall
Track 7 of 18 on the album "Country Songs For Children" (1995)
Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KhdZJnnIhY
[Intro]
G F G F
G F G
[Verse 1]
G F G
C D G
And a playground as big as the world
G F G
A D
Some kittens, some boys and some girls
G F G
C D G
Some people, some puppies and cats
G F G
Some chickens, a mouse and a bird
A D
And maybe I'd like to have a big, friendly rat, yech!
[Verse 2]
G F G
I wish I had a million friends
C D G
And a sandbox as big as a school
G F G
I wish I had a million friends
A D
And a frog that goes "ribbit" in the pool
G F G
I wish I had a million friends
C D G
I'd like to have all different sorts
G F G
One for the morning, the noon and the night
A D N.C.
A monkey and a zebra and a big, white horse, oh boy
[Verse 3]
G F G
I wish I had a million friends
C D G
Who would listen and talk to me too
G F G
I wish I had a million friends
A D
The whole wide world and a whole big zoo
G F G
I wish I had a million friends
C D G
Who were thoughtful, kind and true
G F G
I wish I had a million friends
C D G
And I wish they were all like you
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