Bird On A Wire
Leonard Cohen (1969)


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Like a | [A] bird | ... on the | [E7] wire | [E7]
Like a | [A] drunk in a | [A7] midnight | [D] choir | [D]
I have | [A] tried | ... in my | [E7] way | ... to be | [A] free | [Asus4] | [A] | [A]

Like a | [A] worm | ... on a | [E7] hook | [E7]
Like a | [A] knight from some | [A7] old fashioned | [D] book | [D]
I have | [A] saved | ... all my | [E7] ribbons | ... for | [A] thee | [Asus4] | [A] | [A] |

| [D] If I | ... | if I have | been un- | [A] kind   | ... | ... | ... |
| [Bm] I hope | that you | can just | let it go | [A] by   | ... | ... | ... |
| [D] If I | ... | if I have | been un- | [A] true   | ... | ... | ... |
| [Bm] I hope |   ... you | know, it was | never to | [E7] you   | ... | ... | ...

Like a [A] baby still- [E7] born
Like a [A] beast [A7] with his [D] horn
I have [A] torn every- [E7] one who reached [A] out for me [Asus4] [A] [A]

But I [A] swear by this [E7] song
And by [A] all that [A7] I have done [D] wrong
[A] I will  make it [E7] all up to [A] thee [Asus4] [A] [A]

[D] I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden [A] crutch     | ... | ... | ... |
[Bm] He said to me you must not ask for [A] so much [Asus4] [A] [A]
[D] And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened [A] door   | ... | ... | ... |
[Bm] She cried to me, hey why not ask [E7] for more   | ... | ... | ...

Like a [A] bird on the [E7] wire
Like a [A] drunk in a [A7] midnight [D] choir
I have [A] tried in my [E7] way to be [D] free [A]

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#Last Updated 3/23/19 JJ
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