El condor pasa

EL CONDOR PASA

a C
1. I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail,
a - F- a
yes I would, if I could, I surely would.
C
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail,
a F- a
yes I would, if I only could, I surely would. m m

F
Away, I'd rather sail away,
C a
like a swan that's here and gone.
F
A man gets tied up to the ground,
C a
he gives the world its saddest sound,
G a -G - a
its saddest sound.

a C
2. I'd rather be a forest than a street,
a - F - a
yes I would, if I could, I surely would.
C
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet,
a -F-a-G-a
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would.