EL CONDOR PASA
Am C
1. I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail,
Am - F- Am
yes
I would, if I could, I surely would.
C
I'd
rather be a hammer than a nail,
Am F- Am
yes
I would, if I only could, I surely would.
m m
F
Away, I'd rather sail away,
C Am
like a swan that's here and gone.
F
A
man gets tied up to the ground,
C Am
he
gives the world its saddest sound,
G Am -G - Am
its
saddest sound.
Am C
2. I'd rather be a forest than a street,
Am - F - Am
yes
I would, if I could, I surely would.
C
I'd
rather feel the earth beneath my feet,
Am -F-Am-G-Am
Yes I
would, if I only could, I surely would.
(Simon and Garfunkel)