El Condor Pasa (If I Could)

Words & Music:

Paul Simon (new lyrics) / Peruvian Folk Melody

 

                               G

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail.

G                                  Em

Yes, I would, if I could, I surely would.  Hmmmmm.

Em                            G

I'd rather be a hammer than a nail.

G                                       Em

Yes, I would, if I only could, I surely would. Hmmmmm.

 

  C                               G

Away, I'd rather sail away like a swan that's here & gone.

  C                                            G

A man gets tied up to the ground, he gives the world its saddest sound.

            Em

Its saddest sound.

 

I'd rather be a forest than a street.

Yes I would, if I could, I surely would.

Hmmmmm.

I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet.

Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would.

Hmmmmm.

 

Away, I'd rather sail away like a swan that's here & gone.

A man gets tied up to the ground, he gives the world its saddest sound.

Its saddest sound.

 

 




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