tab transcribed by Collins Crapo 

                               G5
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
                                  E5
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
Hmm-mmmmm

Verse 2:
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would
Hmm-mmmmm

Bridge:
 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 it's saddest sound
             E5
It's saddest sound, hmm-mmmmm

Verse 3:
I'd rather be a forest than a street
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would

Verse 4:
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would

(repeat bridge as instrumental, fade out)