Tree Hugger by Kimya Dawson and the Antsy Pants

Tree Hugger by Kimya Dawson and the Antsy Pants
(G C D chords are all you need!)
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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
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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
GDG
To the desert
G
And the desert
C
So dry and lonely
D
GDG
That the critters all appreciate the effort
G
And the jackalope said he (Et le jackalope a dit)
C
(Wished he was a wild yeti ("Je voudrais etre un yeti)
D
“I’d fly by night across the sea (Pour voler dans la nuit)
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You’d never find a trace of me” (Et m'en aller loin d'ici")
G
But the yeti said he (Mais le yeti a dit)
C
Would like to dive into the sea ("Je voudrais etre un monstre marin)
D
“A sea monster I’d rather be (Pour pouvoir rentrer dans la mer)
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D G
Swimming with the sharks!” (De tous les requins")
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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
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"Don't you understand?
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My skin is covered with sharp spikes
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That'll stab you like a thousand knives
D
G
A hug would be nice but hug my flower with your eyes"
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And the flower
C
Would be it's offering
D
Of love
GDG
To the desert
G
And the desert
C
So dry and lonely
D
GDG
That the critters all appreciate the effort
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
GDG
To the desert
G
And the desert
C
So dry and lonely
D
GDG
That the critters all appreciate the effort
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