(intro)

B  | ----------------------8-7---------------------------------------------------- | 
G  | -------4-5-4-5-7-(b9)7-----(b9)7-7-(b9)7-------5-4-5-4-5-7--------------------7-(b9)- |    
D  | -5-7------------------------(b9)------5-7--------------7--4-5-4-5-7-------7-(b9)- | 
A  | -----------------------------------------------------------------7-(b9)10------ | 

Em                                G
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
Yes, I would
If I could
          Em
I surely would

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

C/G
Away, I'd rather sail away
G
Like a swan that's here and gone
C/G
A man gets tied up to the ground
G
He gives the world its saddest sound
             Em
Its saddest sound,uhmm..

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

C/G
Away, I'd rather sail the away
G
Like a swan that's here and gone
C/G
A man gets tied up to the ground
G
He gives the world its saddest sound
             Em
Its saddest sound,uhmm.. Its saddest sound (its saddest sound..)

G  | --------------------------7-(b9)7--7-(b9)7------------------------------------------- |   
D  | ---------------------7-(b9)------(b9)------(b9)-7-(b9)7-5-7-5--7-(b9)7-5------------------- | 
A  | -5-7-5-7-(b9)10-(b9)10-----------------------------------7----------7---------------- | 

G  | --------------------------7-(b9)7--7-(b9)7-(b9)7-(b9)7----------------------------------- |    
D  | ---------------------7-(b9)-------(b9)---------------7-(b9)7-5-7-5---7-(b9)7-5----------- | 
A  | -5-7-5-7-(b9)10-(b9)10------------------------------------------7----------7--------- | 

C/G
Away, I'd rather sail the away
G
Like a swan that's here and gone
C/G
A man gets tied up to the ground
G
He gives the world its saddest sound
             Em
Its saddest sound ( its saddest sound..),Its saddest sound ( its saddest sound..)