Ukulele tutorial for El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could); written in Spanish by Peruvian composer Daniel Alomia Robles, 1913; cover with English lyrics by Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel), 1970; performed/taught here on ukulele by Marco D (in Delaware). Go straight to the ukulele song sheet for this song (full-color with chord pictures) here: Condor Pasa (If I Could - Simon & Garfunkel).pdf?dl=0 OR go to our “MAY“ songbook for 10 songs on this theme, here: OR download (for free) dozens of our ukulele songbooks and hundreds of our full-color ukulele song sheets with chord diagrams for this and many other songs at: If you're near Morristown, NJ, come play with us! Check on upcoming events at VERSE 1: I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would - if I could - I surely would - mm-mm I’d rather be a hammer than a nail Yes I would - if I only could - I surely would - mm-mm 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 - mm-mm ─ 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
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