| |  | Em | G |  |  | I'd rather be a sparrow than a | snail | 
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| |  | Em |  | Yes I would, if I could, I surely | would | 
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| | I'd rather be a hammer than a nail | 
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| | Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would | 
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| |  |  | C |  |  |  | Away, I'd rather sail away | 
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| |  |  | G |  |  | Like a | swan that's here and gone | 
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| |  |  | C |  |  | A | man gets tied up to the ground | 
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| |  |  | G |  |  | He gives the | world it's saddest sound | 
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| |  |  | Em |  |  | It's saddest | sound, hmm-mmmmm | 
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| | I'd rather be a forest than a street | 
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| | Yes I would, if I could, I surely would | 
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| | I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet | 
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| | Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would | 
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