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Bird On The Wire chords
Capo IV
D A  D G  D A  D
Like a Dbird on a Awire
Like a Ddrunk in a midnight Gchoir
I have Dtried in my Away
To be Dfree
Like a Dworm on a Ahook
Like a Dknight from some old-fashioned Gbook
I have Dsaved all my Aribbons
        D( Dsus4  D)*
For thee
If GI have been unDkind
                             Em    D( Dsus4  D)*
I hope you will just let it go by
And if GI have been unDtrue
                              Em     A( Asus4  A)*
I hope you know it was not unto you
Like a Dbaby stillAborn
Like a Dbeast with it's Ghorns
I have Dtorn every Aone
                       D( Dsus4  D)*
And reached out for thee
Let us Dswear by this Asong
And by Dall I have done Gwrong
That I Dwill make it Aall
         D( Dsus4  D)*
Up to thee
                             G             D( Dsus4  D)*
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden cross
                           Em          D( Dsus4  D)*
He said to me do not ask for someone?
And a Gwoman standing in her Ddarkened door
                                   Em      A( Asus4  A)*
She cried to me hey, why not ask for more?
Like a Dbird on a Awire
Like a Ddrunk in a midnight Gchoir
I have Dtried in my Away
To be Dfree

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Bird On The Wire

by Fairport Convention

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Asus4

Bird On The Wire chords

Capo IV

D A D G D A D

D A

Like a bird on a wire

D G

Like a drunk in a midnight choir

D A

I have tried in my way

To be free

D A

Like a worm on a hook

D G

Like a knight from some old-fashioned book

D A

I have saved all my ribbons

D Dsus4 D

( )*

For thee

G D

If I have been unkind

Em D Dsus4 D

( )*

I hope you will just let it go by

G D

And if I have been untrue

Em A Asus4 A

( )*

I hope you know it was not unto you

D A

Like a baby stillborn

D G

Like a beast with it's horns

D A

I have torn every one

D Dsus4 D

( )*

And reached out for thee

D A

Let us swear by this song

D G

And by all I have done wrong

D A

That I will make it all

D Dsus4 D

( )*

Up to thee

G D Dsus4 D

( )*

I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden cross

Em D Dsus4 D

( )*

He said to me do not ask for someone?

G D

And a woman standing in her darkened door

Em A Asus4 A

( )*

She cried to me hey, why not ask for more?

D A

Like a bird on a wire

D G

Like a drunk in a midnight choir

D A

I have tried in my way

To be free

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