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Bird On The Wire

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Tuning: D Standard (DGCFAD)
Like a Ebird on a B7wire
Like a Edrunk in a midnight AchoirA7  
I have Etried in my B7way to be EfreeA  E  E7  
Like a Eworm on a B7hook
Like a Eknight from some old fashioned AbookA7  
The Eshape of our B7love twisted EmeA  E  E7  
AAnd if I have been un-EkindE7  
AI hope that you will just let it go EbyE7  
AAnd if I have been un-EtrueE7  
AI hope you know it was never to B7you
Like a Ebeast with his B7horn
Like a Ebaby still-AbornA7  
Yeah, I've Etorn every-B7one who's reached out to Eme
But I Eswear by this B7song
By Eall I have done AwrongA7  
EI will make it B7all up to EtheeA  E  E7  
AI saw a beggar leaning on his wooden EcrutchE7  
AShe said to me "Hey Josh, why ask for so Emuch?"E7  
ASaw my lady leaning on her bedroom EdoorE7  
AShe said to me "C’mon babe, why not ask for B7more?"
Like a Ebird on a B7wire
Like a Edrunk in some old midnight AchoirA7  
I have Etried in my B7way to be AfreeE  
Tab by Isaac Milliken

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Bird On The Wire

by Father John Misty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: D Standard (DGCFAD)

E B7

Like a bird on a wire

E A A7

Like a drunk in a midnight choir

E B7 E A E E7

I have tried in my way to be free

E B7

Like a worm on a hook

E A A7

Like a knight from some old fashioned book

E B7 E A E E7

The shape of our love twisted me

A E E7

And if I have been un-kind

A E E7

I hope that you will just let it go by

A E E7

And if I have been un-true

A B7

I hope you know it was never to you

E B7

Like a beast with his horn

E A A7

Like a baby still-born

E B7 E

Yeah, I've torn every-one who's reached out to me

E B7

But I swear by this song

E A A7

By all I have done wrong

E B7 E A E E7

I will make it all up to thee

A E E7

I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch

A E E7

She said to me "Hey Josh, why ask for so much?"

A E E7

Saw my lady leaning on her bedroom door

A B7

She said to me "C’mon babe, why not ask for more?"

E B7

Like a bird on a wire

E A A7

Like a drunk in some old midnight choir

E B7 A E

I have tried in my way to be free

Tab by Isaac Milliken

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