I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes, I would if I could. I surely would. I’d rather be a hammer than a nail Yes, I would if I could. I surely would. Away I’d rather sail away Like a swan that’s here and gone Man gets tied down to the ground He gives the world its saddest sound. Its saddest sound.
ARTIST: Simon and Garfunkel TITLE: El Condor Pasa Words by Paul Simon Music by Daniel Alomias Robles I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would, if I could, I surely would, hm-m I'd rather be a hammer than a nail Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would, hm-m 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 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 This is a melody form the Andes. Listen for the panpipe-like sound. The melody (in C) on a webpage
The first part uses a D major chord After the bridge “Everyone’s taking control of me..” The next part is in E
For a discussion of the lyrics and more lyrics Big wheels keep on turning Carry me home to my kin Singing songs about the Southland I miss my fam’ly once again And I think its a sin
A song that uses only A and E chords A A A E E E E A You can do the Billy Ray Cyrus or the Weird Al version Notice 2 and 3 stay right by each other for both chords. A C# E keyboard E G# B
There she was just - a walking down the street Singing, “Doo wah diddy, diddy dum diddy doo.” Snapping her fingers and shuffling her feet
Key of Nashville : I IV V
Michael row the boat ashore Hal- le- lu - ja 2. The river is deep & the river is wide…Milk & honey on the other side
John the Rabbit - usually in key of C - just uses C chord Ghost of John - Em only
I ii iii IV V vi bVII G Am Bm C D Em F