1. I’d [Em] rather be a sparrow than a [G] snail
Yes, I would, If I could, I surely [Em] would, uh huh
I'd [Em] rather be a hammer than a [G] nail
Yes I would, If I only could , I surely [Em] would, uh huh

Chorus:
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, uh uhm

2. I’d [Em] rather be a forest than a [G] street
Yes, I would, If I could, I surely [Em] would, uh huh
I’d [Em] rather feel the earth beneath my [G] feet
Yes, I would, If I only could, I surely [Em] would, uh huh