Emi                        G
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
(D)   (G)    (D)  (G)      (Hmi)  Emi
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
Hmm
                              G
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
(D)   (G)    (D)       (G)      (Hmi)  Emi
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would
Hmm

 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
            Emi
Its saddest sound

                              G
I'd rather be a forest than a street
(D)   (G)    (D)  (G)      (Hmi)  Emi
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
                                     G
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
(D)   (G)    (D)       (G)      (Hmi)  Emi  C G C G Em
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would