Bird On The Wire Chords by Leonard Cohen
Tempo:
130.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Bm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Like a bird on [Abm] the wire, [E] like a drunk in a [D] midnight [D] choir,
I [E] have tried in my way to [A] be free.
Like the worm on [E] a hook, like a [A] knight from some old-fashioned [D] book,
I [A] have saved [E] all my ribbons [A] for thee.
[D]
If I, if I have [A] been unkind,
[Bm]
I hope that you can just let it [A] go by.
[D]
If I, if I have [A] been untrue,
[Bm] I hope you know it was never [E] to you.
Oh, like [A] a baby [Ab] stillborn, [E] like a beast with [D] his horn,
[Gbm] I [E] have torn everyone who reached out [A] for me.
But I swear by [E] this song and [A] by all that I have [D] done wrong,
[A] I will make [E] it all up [A] to thee.
[D] I saw a beggar leaning on his [A] wooden crock.
[Bm] He said to me, you must not ask for [A] so much.
[D] And a pretty woman leaning in her [A] darkened door,
[Bm] she cried to me, hey, why not [E] ask for more?
Oh, like [A] a bird on
[Ab] the wire, like a drunk in [A] a [D] midnight choir,
I [E] have tried in my way to [D] be [A] free.
I [E] have tried in my way to [A] be free.
Like the worm on [E] a hook, like a [A] knight from some old-fashioned [D] book,
I [A] have saved [E] all my ribbons [A] for thee.
[D]
If I, if I have [A] been unkind,
[Bm]
I hope that you can just let it [A] go by.
[D]
If I, if I have [A] been untrue,
[Bm] I hope you know it was never [E] to you.
Oh, like [A] a baby [Ab] stillborn, [E] like a beast with [D] his horn,
[Gbm] I [E] have torn everyone who reached out [A] for me.
But I swear by [E] this song and [A] by all that I have [D] done wrong,
[A] I will make [E] it all up [A] to thee.
[D] I saw a beggar leaning on his [A] wooden crock.
[Bm] He said to me, you must not ask for [A] so much.
[D] And a pretty woman leaning in her [A] darkened door,
[Bm] she cried to me, hey, why not [E] ask for more?
Oh, like [A] a bird on
[Ab] the wire, like a drunk in [A] a [D] midnight choir,
I [E] have tried in my way to [D] be [A] free.
Key:
A
E
D
Bm
Ab
A
E
D
_ _ _ Like a bird _ _ on [Abm] the wire, _ _ _ [E] like a drunk in a [D] midnight [D] choir, _
I [E] have tried _ _ in my way _ to [A] be free. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Like the worm _ _ on [E] a hook, _ _ like a [A] knight from some old-fashioned [D] _ book,
I [A] have saved _ _ [E] all my _ _ _ ribbons [A] for thee.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
If I, _ if I have [A] been unkind, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
I hope that you _ can just let it [A] go by.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
If I, _ _ if I have [A] been untrue,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ I hope you know _ it was never [E] to _ _ _ _ you. _
Oh, like [A] a baby _ _ _ [Ab] _ stillborn, _ [E] like a beast _ _ with [D] his horn,
_ [Gbm] I [E] have torn _ _ everyone _ who reached out [A] for me.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ But I swear _ _ by [E] this song _ and [A] by all that I have [D] done wrong,
_ _ _ [A] _ I will make [E] it _ all up [A] to thee.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ I saw a beggar leaning on his [A] wooden _ _ _ crock. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ He said to me, you must not ask for [A] so much. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ And a pretty woman leaning in her [A] darkened door, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ she cried to me, _ hey, why not [E] ask for more? _
_ _ Oh, _ like [A] a bird on _
_ [Ab] the wire, _ _ like a drunk in [A] a [D] midnight choir,
_ I [E] have tried _ in my way _ to [D] be [A] free. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I [E] have tried _ _ in my way _ to [A] be free. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Like the worm _ _ on [E] a hook, _ _ like a [A] knight from some old-fashioned [D] _ book,
I [A] have saved _ _ [E] all my _ _ _ ribbons [A] for thee.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
If I, _ if I have [A] been unkind, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
I hope that you _ can just let it [A] go by.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
If I, _ _ if I have [A] been untrue,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ I hope you know _ it was never [E] to _ _ _ _ you. _
Oh, like [A] a baby _ _ _ [Ab] _ stillborn, _ [E] like a beast _ _ with [D] his horn,
_ [Gbm] I [E] have torn _ _ everyone _ who reached out [A] for me.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ But I swear _ _ by [E] this song _ and [A] by all that I have [D] done wrong,
_ _ _ [A] _ I will make [E] it _ all up [A] to thee.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ I saw a beggar leaning on his [A] wooden _ _ _ crock. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ He said to me, you must not ask for [A] so much. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ And a pretty woman leaning in her [A] darkened door, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ she cried to me, _ hey, why not [E] ask for more? _
_ _ Oh, _ like [A] a bird on _
_ [Ab] the wire, _ _ like a drunk in [A] a [D] midnight choir,
_ I [E] have tried _ in my way _ to [D] be [A] free. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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