- G, G, Cadd9, D, G G I wish I were a little girl in this life Cadd9 D G No one could resist my little girl smile G I wish I were a baby in this love Cadd9 D G I'd be cradled in your arms day and night G I wish I were an old man, a scholar Cadd9 D G With the wisdom of a 1,000 men before me G I wish I were a funny dream that haunted Cadd9 D G The people I love every time they were down D I wish I was a fine wine Cadd9 I wish I were a good drug G D Hey, and if I were Jesus, maybe I could heal all of us D Cadd9 Just like a good lover, which one do you prefer? G D In a world full of vices, I wish I were a little bird (intro x2) Sometimes G I wish I were the sunset in Verona Cadd9 D G I'd make a beautiful picture every time I went to bed G Or maybe more the sunrise waking up to a sad man Cadd9 D G And hey, if I were the blue skies, I'd never rain on him D I wish I was a fine wine Cadd9 I wish I were a good drug G D Yeah, and if I were Jesus, maybe I could heal all of us D Cadd9 Just like a good lover, which one do you prefer? G D In a world full of vices, I wish I were a little bird (intro x2) Sometimes G I wish I were an angel in '52 Cadd9 D G In a blue Cadillac on the eve of the New Year G And there I would have saved him, the man who sang the blues Cadd9 D G But maybe he is listening right now Cadd9 D G* Hopefully he's listening right now