BIRD ON A WIRE Leonard Cohen
¾ Like a
C G C
||: bird dd on^a | wire ee ~ like=a | drunk in^a midnight |
||: worm mm on^the | hook kk like^a | knight^from some^old fashioned |
F C G C
| choir rr I^have | tried dd in^my | way yy to^be | free ee / |
| book kk I^have | saved dd all^my | ribbons ss s^for | thee ee / |
1. | // like^a :||
F C
2. | /// | ~ ^and if^I..I | ~ if=I have been^un | kind dd dd.| dd // |
Dm C
| ~ ^I hope^that you.| u^can just^let=it go | by yy yy.| yy yy / |
F C
| ~ ^and if^I..I | ~ ^if I^have been^un | true ee ee.| ee // |
Dm G
| ~ ^I hope^you know | ~ ^it was^nev er^to | you uu uu |
C G C
| / ~ ^More like^a | baby yy still | born nn like^a | beast tt with^his |
F C G C
| horn nn I^have | torn nn every | one who^reached out^for | me ee / |
C G C
| // But^I | swear rr by^this | song gg and^by | all that^I have^done |
F C G C
| wrong gg gg | ~ ^I will make^it | all ll up^to | thee ee / | /// |
F C
| ~ ^I saw^a beggar | leaning on^his wooden | crutch hh hh | /// |
Dm C
| ~ ^He said^to me | ~ ^you must^not ask^for | so^much hh hh.| hh hh / |
F C
| ~ And=the pretty^wo man | leaning in^her darkened | door rr rr | /// |
Dm G
| ~ ^She cried^to me | ~ ^Hey why^not ask^for | more ee ee | / More like^a |
C G C F
| bird dd on^the | wire ee like^a | drunk^in a midnight | choir rr I^have |
C G F C
| tried dd in^my | way yy to^be | free ee ee.| ee ee ee ||
About this song:
Bird On A Wire is performed by Leonard Cohen.
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