"Bird on a Wire" by Leonard Cohen
Verse 1:
Like a [A]bird on a [E7]wire,
like a [A]drunk in a midnight [D]choir
I have [A]tried in my [E7]way
to be [A]free [Asus4]
[A]
Like a [A]worm on a [E7]hook,
like a [A]knight from some old-fashioned [D]book
I have [A]saved all my [E7]ribbons
for [A]thee. [Asus4]
[A]
Chorus 1:
If [D]I, if I have been un[A]kind
I [B7]hope that you can just let it go [E7]by
If [D]I, if I have been un[A]true,
I [B7]hope you know it was never to [E7]you.
[E7+5]
Verse 2:
Like a [A]baby still[E7]born,
like a [A]beast with his [D]horn
I have [A]torn every[E7]one
who reached out for [A]me.
But I [A]swear by this [E7]song
and by [A]all that I have done [D]wrong
I will [A]make it [E7]all
up to [A]thee. [Asus4]
[A]
Chorus 2:
I [D]saw a beggar leaning on his
wooden [A]crutch
He [B7]said to me, "You must not ask
for so [E7]much."
And [D]a pretty woman leaning in her
darkened [A]door,
She [B7]cried to me, "Hey, why not
ask for [E7]more?" [E7+5]
Ending:
Like a [A]bird on a [E7]wire,
like a [A]drunk in a midnight [D]choir
I have [A]tried in my [E7]way
to be [D]free. [A]
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