INTRO (tempo rubato) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|12----------10--|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|12-----10----10-|12--------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------12----|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|12------10--1210|----------------|----------------|12------15------| B|--------------p-|12-----10----10-|12--------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------12----|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|12--------------|0---------------|0---------------|----------------| B|----------------|1---------------|0---------------|----------------| G|----------------|2---------------|0---------------|----------------| D|----------------|2---------------|2---------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| INTRO (tempo rubato) | | % | % | % | | | % | % | % | | | % | VERSE I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would, if I could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm I'd rather be a hammer than a nail Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm Chorus Away, I'd rather sail away Like a swan that's here and gone A man gets tied up to the ground He gives the world its saddest sound | Its saddest sound - Hm, hm 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 only could, I surely would SOLO | | | | OUTRO 1 + 2 + 3 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION 2 Chorus 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-------| B|1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-|1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|1-1-1-1-1-------| G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-------| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2---0-2-| A|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-2---|3-3-3-3-3-3-----| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|0-0-0-0-0-0-----|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| B|1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-|1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-| G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-| A|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-2---|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0-0-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| B|1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| G|2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D|2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A|0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|----------------|----------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO (tempo rubato) | | % | % | % | | | % | % | % | | | % | VERSE I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would, if I could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm I'd rather be a hammer than a nail Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm Chorus (see tab above) Away, I'd rather sail away Like a swan that's here and gone A man gets tied up to the ground He gives the world its saddest sound | Its saddest sound - Hm, hm 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 only could, I surely would SOLO (see tab above) | | | | OUTRO 1 + 2 + 3 |
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