{artist: Simon and Garfunkel}
{key: C}

Intro:  [Am] [C] [Am] [C]  

I'd [Am] rather be a sparrow than a [C] snail 
[G] Yes I [C] would, [G] if I [C] could, I [G] surely [Am]  would …hmmm 

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[Am] [C] [Am] [C] [C] 

I'd [Am] rather be a hammer than a [C] nail 
[G] Yes I [C] would, if I [G] only [C] could, I [G] surely would [Am]… hmmm 

CHORUS  - - - - A-[F]way, I’d rather sail away 
Like a [C] swan that’s [G] here and [C] gone 
A [F] man gets tied up to the ground 
He gives the [C] world its [G] saddest [C] sound 
Its [G] saddest [Am] sound.. [G] hm[Am]mm 

[Am] I'd rather be a forest than a [C] street 
[G] Yes I [C] would, [G] if I [C] could, I [G] surely [Am] would.. hmmm 

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[Am] I'd rather feel the earth beneath [C] feet 
[G] Yes I [C] would, [G] if I only [C] could, I surely [Am] would…hmmm 

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