Emi                         G
1. I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
                                    Emi
   yes I would if I could I surely would

2. I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
   yes I would if I only could I surely would.

     C
R: Away I'd rather sail away
            G
   like a swan that's here and gone
      C
   a man gets tied up to the ground
                 G                                   Emi
   he gives the world its saddest sound its saddest sound.

3. I'd rather be a forest than a street
   yes I would if I could I surely would

R: 

4. I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
   yes I would if I only could I surely would.

R: instrumental