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Bird In A Cage

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Old 97's
Bird in a Cage
CLeft you last night on the left coast
Writin' you a letter right Gnow
The Cthings that you do Frender in you
GSomethin' I can't live withCout
CMaybe maybe I've got a pulse now
Maybe my heart's on Gfire
But a Cbird in the hand is worth a Fbird in a cage
Is worth a Gbird on a telephone Cwire
Yeah a bird in the hand is worth a Fbird in a cage
Is worth a Gbird on a telephone Cwire
CLeft you last night on the left half
The land of the free to be Gburned
Well the Cheat of your touch is Fmakin' it such
And I've forGgotten everything I've Clearned
CMaybe maybe I've got a problem
Maybe my heart's a Gliar
But a Cbird in the hand is worth a Fbird in a cage
Is worth a Gbird on a telephone Cwire
Yeah a bird in the hand is worth a Fbird in a cage
Is worth a Gbird on a telephone Cwire
AmAnd I may Fbe a bird in a CcageG  
But it least it's Amyour cageF  C  G  
AmAnd I may Fbe a bird in a CcageG  
But it least it's Amyour cageF  C  G  
CLeft you last night on the left half
Of the bed, the half that used to be Gmine
Well the Cway that you sleep is the Fimage I keep
GAlways on the edge of my Cmind
CMaybe maybe I got a reason
For livin' even though I'm so Gtired
But a Cbird in the hand is worth a Fbird in a cage
Is worth a Gbird on a telephone Cwire
Yeah a bird in the hand is worth a Fbird in a cage
Is worth a Gbird on a telephone Cwire
AmAnd I may Fbe a bird in a CcageG  
But it least it's Amyour cageF  C  G  
AmAnd I may Fbe a bird in a CcageG  
But it least it's Amyour cageF  C  G  
CMaybe maybe you are the only
one my heart's deGsired
But a Cbird in the hand is worth a Fbird in a cage
Is worth a Gbird on a telephone Cwire
Yeah a bird in the hand is worth a Fbird in a cage
Is worth a Gbird on a telephone Cwire
Yeah a bird in the hand is worth a Fbird in a cage
Is worth a Gbird on a telephone Cwire

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Bird In A Cage

by Old 97's

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Old 97's

Bird in a Cage

Left you last night on the left coast

Writin' you a letter right now

C F

The things that you do render in you

G C

Somethin' I can't live without

Maybe maybe I've got a pulse now

Maybe my heart's on fire

C F

But a bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage

G C

Is worth a bird on a telephone wire

Yeah a bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage

G C

Is worth a bird on a telephone wire

Left you last night on the left half

The land of the free to be burned

C F

Well the heat of your touch is makin' it such

G C

And I've forgotten everything I've learned

Maybe maybe I've got a problem

Maybe my heart's a liar

C F

But a bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage

G C

Is worth a bird on a telephone wire

Yeah a bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage

G C

Is worth a bird on a telephone wire

Am F C G

And I may be a bird in a cage

Am F C G

But it least it's your cage

Am F C G

And I may be a bird in a cage

Am F C G

But it least it's your cage

Left you last night on the left half

Of the bed, the half that used to be mine

C F

Well the way that you sleep is the image I keep

G C

Always on the edge of my mind

Maybe maybe I got a reason

For livin' even though I'm so tired

C F

But a bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage

G C

Is worth a bird on a telephone wire

Yeah a bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage

G C

Is worth a bird on a telephone wire

Am F C G

And I may be a bird in a cage

Am F C G

But it least it's your cage

Am F C G

And I may be a bird in a cage

Am F C G

But it least it's your cage

Maybe maybe you are the only

one my heart's desired

C F

But a bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage

G C

Is worth a bird on a telephone wire

Yeah a bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage

G C

Is worth a bird on a telephone wire

Yeah a bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage

G C

Is worth a bird on a telephone wire

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