MIm      

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail

 SOL- MIm  SOL- MIm   RE  MIm       SOL- MIm    SOL- MIm

Yes I would, if I could, I surely would    Hmm-mmmmm

   MIm                                      

I'd rather be a hammer than a nail

SOL- MIm  SOL- MIm   RE  MIm       SOL- MIm    SOL- MIm Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would   Hmm-mmmmm

DO

Away, I'd rather sail away

           SOL                DO-SOL

Like a swan that's here and gone

DO

A man gets tied up to the ground

                      SOL           DO-SOL

He gives the world it's saddest sound

       RE  MIm                          RE  MIm

   MIm      

I'd rather be a forest than a street

SOL- MIm  SOL- MIm   RE  MIm       SOL- MIm    SOL- MIm

Yes I would, if I could, I surely would    Hmm-mmmmm

MIm  

I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet

SOL- MIm  SOL- MIm   RE  MIm       SOL- MIm    SOL- MIm

Yes I would, if I could, I surely would    Hmm-mmmmm

(repeat bridge as instrumental, fade out)