Em0 G1 0I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Em2 1Yes I would, if I could, I surely would G3 2I'd rather be a hammer than a nail Em4 3Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would 4 5 C5 6Away, I d rather sail away G6 7Like a swan that's here and gone C7 8a man gets tied up to the ground G8 9He gives the world its saddest sound Em9 10It s saddest sound 11 12 Em10 G11 13I'd rather be a forest than a street Em12 14Yes I would, if I could, I surely would G13 15I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet Em14 16Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would 17 18 C15 19Away, I d rather sail away G16 20Like a swan that's here and gone C17 21a man gets tied up to the ground G18 22He gives the world its saddest sound Em19 23It s saddest sound