Tom: Am Am C 1. I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail, Am - F - Am yes I would, if I could, I surely would. C I'd rather be a hammer than a nail, Am F - Am yes I would, if I only could, I surely would. m m F Away, I'd rather sail away, C Am like a swan that's here and gone. F A man gets tied up to the ground, C Am he gives the world its saddest sound, G Am - G - Am its saddest sound. Am C 2. I'd rather be a forest than a street, Am - F - Am yes I would, if I could, I surely would. C I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet, Am - F - Am - G - Am Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would.