I wish I was a willow tree, swayin' on a lazy breeze Movin' like a midnight train through rainy Georgia / Am - G - / F - Am - / I wish I was a grain of sand, I'd be playin' in a baby's hand Fallin' like a diamond chain into the ocean Willow trees are strong enough to bend Never like the oak that lives in fear of the wind Oh, a grain of sand is all I ever wanted to be Lay me down and let the water wash all over me Wash o-over me / F G Am - / F G E7 - / : / - - Am - - - / I wish I was an old guitar, I'd be sittin' in a beat-up car Hittin' every two-bit bar from here to Texas Then I wouldn't be ashamed to look up my old friends They would be so proud to see me strung up again Oh, a grain of sand... Nobody wants you when you're down and out Nobody wants to know your name You're just a face lost in the crowded street In the crowded street / Dm G Am - / Dm G F - / Dm G Am F - - - / E7 - - - / I wish I was a willow tree, swayin' on a lazy breeze Movin' like a midnight train through rainy Georgia I wish I was a grain of sand, playin' in a baby's hand Fallin' like a diamond chain into the ocean Willow trees are strong enough to bend Never like the oak that lives in fear of the wind Oh, a grain of sand... Wash over me / E7 - Am - /