Tom: E5 E5 G5 I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail E5 Yes I would, if I could, I surely would Hmm G5 I'd rather be a hammer than a nail E5 Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would Hmm C5 Away, I'd rather sail away G5 Like a swan that's here and gone C5 A man gets tied up to the ground G5 He gives the world its saddest sound E5 Its saddest sound G5 I'd rather be a forest than a street E5 Yes I would, if I could, I surely would G5 I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet E5 C5 G5 C5 G5 E5 Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would