Key: C
Introduction:
Am F Am
Am C
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
Am F Am
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
C
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
Am F Am
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would. Hum, hum, hum
F
Away, I'd rather sail away
C Am
Like a swan that's here and gone
F
A man gets tied up to the ground
C Am
He gives the world its saddest sound
G Am G Am
Its saddest sound
Am C
I'd rather be a forest than a street,
Am F Am
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
C
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Am F Am G Am
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would
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