(intro)

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E5                                G5
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
Yes, I would
If I could
          E5
I surely would

E5                             G5
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
Yes, I would
If I only could
          E5
I surely would (I surely would..)

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,uhmm..

                                G5
I'd rather be a forest than a street
                                  E5
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would (I surely would..)
                                      G5
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
                                        E5
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would,uhmm..

C5
Away, I'd rather sail the 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,uhmm.. Its saddest sound (its saddest sound..)

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C5
Away, I'd rather sail the 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 ( its saddest sound..),Its saddest sound ( its saddest sound..)