Bird on a Wire Chords by Troy Cassar-Daley
Tempo:
106 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
D
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C]
Like a bird on [G] a wire, [C] like a drunk in a midnight [F] choir, [C] I have tried [G] in my way to [C] be free.
[G]
[C] Like a fish
[G] on a hook, [C] like a knight in some old [F]-fashioned book, I [C] have saved all [G] my ribbons [C] for thee.
And if [F] I, if I have been [C] unkind, [D] I just hope you, I hope you will let it [G] go by, [D] let it [G] go by.
[Dm] And if I, [F]
if I have been [C] untrue, I [D] just hope you know, I [A] hope you know, it was never [G] true to you, it was [G] never true to you.
[C] Like a baby
[G] stillborn, [C] like a beast with [F] its horns, I [C] have torn [G] everyone that reached out [C] to me.
[G] Oh, but [C] I swear, I swear [G] by this song, and [C] by all that I have [F] done wrong,
[C] I'll make it [G] all up [C] to thee.
Oh, I [D] [F] saw a young man leaning on his wooden [C] cross.
He [D] called out to me, calling out to me, don't ask for [G] so much, ask for so much.
And [F] a young woman leaning in her darkened [C] door, she [D] cried out to me, [Am] crying out [D] to me, why not ask [G] for more, why not [G] ask for some more.
Like [C] a bird on [G] a wire, like [C] a drunk in a [D] midnight [F] choir, I [C] have tried in [G] my way to [F] be free.
[D] [C]
[C]
Like a bird on [G] a wire, [C] like a drunk in a midnight [F] choir, [C] I have tried [G] in my way to [C] be free.
[G]
[C] Like a fish
[G] on a hook, [C] like a knight in some old [F]-fashioned book, I [C] have saved all [G] my ribbons [C] for thee.
And if [F] I, if I have been [C] unkind, [D] I just hope you, I hope you will let it [G] go by, [D] let it [G] go by.
[Dm] And if I, [F]
if I have been [C] untrue, I [D] just hope you know, I [A] hope you know, it was never [G] true to you, it was [G] never true to you.
[C] Like a baby
[G] stillborn, [C] like a beast with [F] its horns, I [C] have torn [G] everyone that reached out [C] to me.
[G] Oh, but [C] I swear, I swear [G] by this song, and [C] by all that I have [F] done wrong,
[C] I'll make it [G] all up [C] to thee.
Oh, I [D] [F] saw a young man leaning on his wooden [C] cross.
He [D] called out to me, calling out to me, don't ask for [G] so much, ask for so much.
And [F] a young woman leaning in her darkened [C] door, she [D] cried out to me, [Am] crying out [D] to me, why not ask [G] for more, why not [G] ask for some more.
Like [C] a bird on [G] a wire, like [C] a drunk in a [D] midnight [F] choir, I [C] have tried in [G] my way to [F] be free.
[D] [C]
Key:
C
G
F
D
Dm
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Like a bird _ on [G] a wire, _ _ [C] like a drunk in a midnight [F] choir, _ _ _ [C] I have tried _ _ [G] in my way _ to [C] be free. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] Like a fish _ _ _
_ [G] on a _ hook, [C] like a knight in some old [F]-fashioned book, _ I [C] have saved _ all [G] my _ _ ribbons [C] for thee. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
And if [F] I, _ _ _ if I have been _ [C] _ _ unkind, _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I just hope you, I hope you _ _ will let it [G] go by, [D] let it [G] go by. _ _ _
[Dm] And if I, _ _ [F] _
_ if I have been _ [C] _ untrue, _ _ _ _ _ _ I [D] just hope you know, I [A] hope you know, _ it was never [G] true to you, it was [G] never true to you. _ _
[C] Like a baby _ _ _
_ [G] _ stillborn, _ _ [C] like a beast _ _ with [F] its horns, _ I [C] have torn _ _ _ [G] everyone _ that reached out [C] to me. _ _
_ [G] Oh, _ _ but [C] I swear, I swear [G] by this song, _ and [C] by all _ that I have [F] done _ wrong, _
_ [C] _ _ _ I'll make it [G] all up _ _ _ [C] to _ thee. _
_ _ Oh, I [D] [F] saw a young _ man leaning on his wooden [C] cross. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
He [D] called out to me, calling out to me, don't ask for [G] so much, ask for so _ much. _
And [F] a young _ woman _ leaning in her darkened [C] _ door, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
she [D] cried out to me, [Am] crying out [D] to me, why not ask [G] for more, why not [G] ask for some more.
_ _ Like [C] a bird _ on _ [G] a wire, _ like [C] a drunk _ in a [D] midnight _ [F] choir, _ _ I [C] have tried _ in [G] my way _ to [F] be _ free. _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Like a bird _ on [G] a wire, _ _ [C] like a drunk in a midnight [F] choir, _ _ _ [C] I have tried _ _ [G] in my way _ to [C] be free. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] Like a fish _ _ _
_ [G] on a _ hook, [C] like a knight in some old [F]-fashioned book, _ I [C] have saved _ all [G] my _ _ ribbons [C] for thee. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
And if [F] I, _ _ _ if I have been _ [C] _ _ unkind, _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I just hope you, I hope you _ _ will let it [G] go by, [D] let it [G] go by. _ _ _
[Dm] And if I, _ _ [F] _
_ if I have been _ [C] _ untrue, _ _ _ _ _ _ I [D] just hope you know, I [A] hope you know, _ it was never [G] true to you, it was [G] never true to you. _ _
[C] Like a baby _ _ _
_ [G] _ stillborn, _ _ [C] like a beast _ _ with [F] its horns, _ I [C] have torn _ _ _ [G] everyone _ that reached out [C] to me. _ _
_ [G] Oh, _ _ but [C] I swear, I swear [G] by this song, _ and [C] by all _ that I have [F] done _ wrong, _
_ [C] _ _ _ I'll make it [G] all up _ _ _ [C] to _ thee. _
_ _ Oh, I [D] [F] saw a young _ man leaning on his wooden [C] cross. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
He [D] called out to me, calling out to me, don't ask for [G] so much, ask for so _ much. _
And [F] a young _ woman _ leaning in her darkened [C] _ door, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
she [D] cried out to me, [Am] crying out [D] to me, why not ask [G] for more, why not [G] ask for some more.
_ _ Like [C] a bird _ on _ [G] a wire, _ like [C] a drunk _ in a [D] midnight _ [F] choir, _ _ I [C] have tried _ in [G] my way _ to [F] be _ free. _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _