I'd (Em)rather be a sparrow than a (G)snail
Yes I would, if I could, I surely (Em)would
Hmm
I'd rather be a hammer than a (G)nail
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely (Em)would
Hmm
A(C)way, I'd rather sail away
Like a (G)swan that's here and gone
A (C)man gets tied up to the ground
He gives the (G)world its saddest sound
Its saddest (Em)sound
I'd rather be a forest than a (G)street
Yes I would, if I could, I surely (Em)would
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my (G)feet
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely (Em)would   (C)   (G)   (C)   (G)   (Em)