Intro.: 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