Chords for Leonard Cohen - Bird on the Wire (Official Audio)
Tempo:
129.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Bm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Like a bird on the [Abm] wire, like [E] a drunk in a midnight choir, [D]
I [E] have tried in my way to [A] be free.
[A]
Like a worm on a [E] hook, like a knight from some old-fashioned [D] book, I have saved all [E] my ribbons [A] for thee.
[D]
If I, if I have been [A]
unkind,
[Bm]
I hope that you can just let it [A] go by.
[D]
If I, if I have been [A] untrue,
[Bm]
I hope you know it was never [E] true.
Oh, like [A] a baby [Ab] stillborn, like a [E] 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 crutch.
[Bm]
He said to me, you must not ask for [A] so much.
[D] And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
[Bm] she cried to me, hey, why not [E] ask for more?
Oh, like [A] a bird on [Ab] the wire, [E] like a drunk in [A] a midnight [D] choir, I [E] have tried in my way to be [A] free.
[A]
I [E] have tried in my way to [A] be free.
[A]
Like a worm on a [E] hook, like a knight from some old-fashioned [D] book, I have saved all [E] my ribbons [A] for thee.
[D]
If I, if I have been [A]
unkind,
[Bm]
I hope that you can just let it [A] go by.
[D]
If I, if I have been [A] untrue,
[Bm]
I hope you know it was never [E] true.
Oh, like [A] a baby [Ab] stillborn, like a [E] 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 crutch.
[Bm]
He said to me, you must not ask for [A] so much.
[D] And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
[Bm] she cried to me, hey, why not [E] ask for more?
Oh, like [A] a bird on [Ab] the wire, [E] like a drunk in [A] a midnight [D] choir, I [E] have tried in my way to be [A] free.
[A]
Key:
A
E
D
Bm
Ab
A
E
D
_ _ _ Like _ a bird _ _ _ on the [Abm] wire, _ _ _ like [E] a drunk in a midnight choir, [D] _ _
I [E] have tried _ in my way _ to [A] be free. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Like a worm _ _ _ on a [E] hook, _ _ like a knight from some old-fashioned [D] book, _ _ I have saved _ all [E] my _ ribbons [A] for thee.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ If I, _ _ if I have been [A] _
unkind, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
I hope that you _ can just let it [A] go by. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
If I, _ if I have been [A] untrue,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
I hope you know it was never _ [E] true.
_ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, like [A] a baby _ _ _ _ [Ab] stillborn, _ _ like a [E] 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 _ _ _ _ crutch. _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
He said to me, you must not ask for [A] so much. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ she cried to me, hey, why not [E] ask for more? _
Oh, _ _ _ _ like [A] a bird on _ _ [Ab] the wire, _ _ [E] like a drunk in [A] a midnight [D] choir, _ _ I [E] have tried _ in my way _ to be [A] free. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I [E] have tried _ in my way _ to [A] be free. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Like a worm _ _ _ on a [E] hook, _ _ like a knight from some old-fashioned [D] book, _ _ I have saved _ all [E] my _ ribbons [A] for thee.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ If I, _ _ if I have been [A] _
unkind, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
I hope that you _ can just let it [A] go by. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
If I, _ if I have been [A] untrue,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
I hope you know it was never _ [E] true.
_ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, like [A] a baby _ _ _ _ [Ab] stillborn, _ _ like a [E] 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 _ _ _ _ crutch. _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
He said to me, you must not ask for [A] so much. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ she cried to me, hey, why not [E] ask for more? _
Oh, _ _ _ _ like [A] a bird on _ _ [Ab] the wire, _ _ [E] like a drunk in [A] a midnight [D] choir, _ _ I [E] have tried _ in my way _ to be [A] free. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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