Chords for Leonard Cohen - Bird On The Wire (Live in London)

Tempo:

118.5 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Leonard Cohen - Bird On The Wire (Live in London) chords

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[C] .
[G] .
[D] .
[G] .
[C] .
[G] [Em] .
[D] [E] .
[G] [C] .
[G] [Bm] Like [G] a bird [D] on the wire, [G] like a drone in an old midnight [C] choir.
[G].
I have tried in [D] my way to [G] be free.
.
[D] Like [G] a worm, .
[D] .
[G] like a knight bent down in some [C] old fashioned book.
It's [G] the shape, the shape of our [D] love that [G] twisted me.
.
If I have [C] been unkind, you [Cm] .
[G] .
can [Am] find a way.
.
[G] If I have been [C] untrue, if I .
[G] .
It's just that .
[D] [Am] I thought a liar, I thought a lover had to be some kind of [D] liar too.
[G] .
[D] .
[G] .
[D] .
[G] [Dm] .
[C] .
[G] .
[D] [F#m] .
[G] [D] .
[G] [D] .
[G] .
[D] .
[G] .
[C] [Gm] Bob .
[G] .
[D] [G] Metzger on the guitar.
[C] [G] .
[C] .
[G] .
[Am] .
[G] .
[C] .
[G] .
[Am] .
Bruno Solo on the saxophone.
[D] [G] .
[D] Like [D#] .
[G] a baby, .
[D] .
stillborn.
[G] Like a bee [C] with his horn.
[G] I have toys who [D] .
[G] reached out for me.
[C] But [G] .
[D] [G].
I swear by [D] this song, I swear [G] by all [B] that I have [C] done wrong.
.
[G] I will make [D] it all up [G] to me.
.
I saw [C] this beggar, he was leaning on [A] .
[G] me.
He [Am] says to me, Leonard, you just can't ask for [G] all that much.
.
[C] A pretty woman standing in her [G] darkened room.
.
She [Am] cries out to me, hey, why not ask for just a little [D] bit more?.
[G] Like .
[D] .
a [G].
bird on [D] a wire.
Like [G] a drunk in an old [C] midnight choir.
I [G] have tried in my [D] way.
.
[C] Free.
.
[G] .
[N] .

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To learn Leonard Cohen - (Live in London) Bird On The Wire chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: C, G, C, G, D and G. For best results, commence at 59 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 118. With the song's key of G Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ Like [G] a bird _ _ _ [D] on the wire, _ _ _ [G] like a drone in an old midnight [C] choir.
_ _ _ [G].
I have tried _ in [D] my way to _ [G] be free.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ Like [G] a worm, _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ .
[G] like a knight bent down in some [C] old fashioned book.
It's [G] the shape, the shape of our [D] love that _ [G] twisted me.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ If I have [C] been unkind, _ _ _ _ you _ _ [Cm] _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ .
can [Am] find a way.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ If _ _ _ _ _ _ I have been [C] _ untrue, if _ _ _ I_ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ It's just that _ .
[D] _ [Am] I thought a liar, I thought a lover had to be some kind of [D] liar too.
_ [G] _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] Bob _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ [G] Metzger on the guitar.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ Bruno Solo on the saxophone.
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ Like _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ .
_ [G] a baby, _ .
_ _ _ _ [D] _ .
stillborn.
_ _ [G] Like a bee _ [C] _ with his horn.
_ _ [G] I have toys who _ [D] _ .
_ _ [G] reached out for me.
[C] _ But [G] _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G].
I swear _ _ by [D] this song, _ I swear [G] by all [B] that I have [C] done wrong.
_ _ .
[G] I will make _ [D] it all _ up [G] to _ me.
_ _ .
_ _ _ I saw [C] this beggar, _ _ he was _ leaning on [A] _ .
[G] _ me.
_ He _ _ _ _ [Am] says to me, Leonard, _ _ you just can't ask _ for [G] all that much.
_ _ _ .
_ _ [C] A _ pretty woman _ _ _ _ _ standing in her [G] darkened room.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ She [Am] cries out to me, hey, why not ask for just a little [D] bit more?.
_ [G] Like _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ a [G].
bird on _ _ _ [D] a wire.
_ _ Like [G] a drunk in an old [C] midnight choir.
_ I [G] have tried in my [D] way.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] Free.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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This song was composed by Leonard Cohen.

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