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