6 7 -7 7-7 7 -7 7 -8 8 I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail. 9 9 8 -10 9 8 8 -8 7 -87-6 Yes I would,If I could,I surely would. 6 7 -7 7-7 7 -7 7 -8 8 I'd rather be a hammer than a nail. 9 9 8 -10 9 8 8 -8 7 -87-6 Yes I would,If I could,I surely would. CHORUS: 9-10 9 -10 9 -10 10 10 Away, I'd rather sail away 10 -10 9 9 -10 9 8 Like a swan that's here and gone 7 -10 9 -10 9 -10 10 10 A man grows older ev'ry day -10 10 -10 9 It gives the world 9 -10 9 8 Its saddest sound, 8 -8 7 -87-6 Its saddest sound. Verse 2. I'd rather be a forest than a street. Yes I would,If I could,I surely would. I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet, Yes I would,If I could,I surely would. CHORUS