Bird On A Wire

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Soul Asylum, Bird On A Wire (written by Leonard Cohen)

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(Intro) A A A A

A E A D

Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir

A E A (p/o D)

I have tried in my own way to be free

A E

Like a worm on a hook

A D

like a knight from some old fashioned book

A E A (p/o D)

I have saved all my ribbons for thee

D A

and if I have been unkind

B A

I hope you will let it slip by

D A

and if I have been untrue

B E

I hope you know it was not to you

A E

like a baby still born

A D

like a beast with his horn

A E A (p/o D)

I have turned from all those who turned to me

A E

But I swear by this song

A D

and by all that I have done wrong

A E A (p/o D)

I have saved all these moments for thee

D A

I saw a beggar on his broken crutch

B A

he said to me, you shouldn’t ask for so much

D A

I saw a pretty lady in her darkened door

B E

she said to me, why not ask for more?

A E

Like a bird on the wire

A D

like a drunk in a midnight choir

A E A

I have tried in my own way to be free.