Em                         G

I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail

   Em

Yes I would, if I could, I surely would

  G

I’d rather be a hammer than a nail

      Em

Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would

 C

Away, I’d rather sail away

  G

Like a swan that’s here and gone

C

A man gets tied up to the ground

     G     

He gives the world its saddest sound

Em

It’s saddest sound

Em                            G

I’d rather be a forest than a street

   Em

Yes I would, if I could, I surely would

            G

I’d rather feel the earth beneath my feet

        Em

Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would

 C

Away, I’d rather sail away

       G

Like a swan that’s here and gone

  C

A man gets tied up to the ground

G   

He gives the world its saddest sound

    Em

It’s saddest sound