Chords for Bird on a Wire (Live, Los Angeles, CA 1977-1979)
Tempo:
123.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
G#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Like a bird [B] on a wire, [E] like a drunk in a midnight [A] choir,
I [E] have tried in [B] my way [G#m] to [E] be free.
Like a word on a [B] hook, [E] like a night in an [E] old-fashioned [A] book,
I [E] have said [B] all my ribbons to thee.
[A]
And if I have been unkind, I hope you will let it [B] go by.
[B]
[E] And if I have been untrue, well, I [A] hope you know it was not [C#] to [B]
you.
Like a [E] babe
[B] stillborn, like [E] a beast with [A] its horn,
I [E] have torn [B] everyone who reached out [E] to me.
[A] [E]
But I swear by [B] this song, [E] by all that I have [A] done wrong,
that [E] I will make it, [B] make it all up [E] to you.
[A] I
[B]
[B] [E]
[A]
[E]
[B]
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
saw a man leaning on his crutch, and he [A] said to me,
Why do [B] you ask for so much?
But I [E] saw a woman, she was leaning in her door, and she [A] cried out to me,
Why not ask for more?
Like [E] a bird [B] on a wire, [E] like a drunk in a midnight [A]
choir,
I [E] have tried [B] in my way to [E] be free.
[A] [E]
But I swear by this [B] song, and [E] by all that I have done [A]
wrong,
that [E] I will make it, [B] make it all up [E] to thee.
[A]
I [E] have tried in [B] my way [G#m] to [E] be free.
Like a word on a [B] hook, [E] like a night in an [E] old-fashioned [A] book,
I [E] have said [B] all my ribbons to thee.
[A]
And if I have been unkind, I hope you will let it [B] go by.
[B]
[E] And if I have been untrue, well, I [A] hope you know it was not [C#] to [B]
you.
Like a [E] babe
[B] stillborn, like [E] a beast with [A] its horn,
I [E] have torn [B] everyone who reached out [E] to me.
[A] [E]
But I swear by [B] this song, [E] by all that I have [A] done wrong,
that [E] I will make it, [B] make it all up [E] to you.
[A] I
[B]
[B] [E]
[A]
[E]
[B]
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
saw a man leaning on his crutch, and he [A] said to me,
Why do [B] you ask for so much?
But I [E] saw a woman, she was leaning in her door, and she [A] cried out to me,
Why not ask for more?
Like [E] a bird [B] on a wire, [E] like a drunk in a midnight [A]
choir,
I [E] have tried [B] in my way to [E] be free.
[A] [E]
But I swear by this [B] song, and [E] by all that I have done [A]
wrong,
that [E] I will make it, [B] make it all up [E] to thee.
[A]
Key:
E
B
A
G#m
C#
E
B
A
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Like a bird _ _ [B] on a wire, _ _ [E] like a drunk in a midnight [A] choir,
_ _ I [E] have tried _ in [B] my way _ [G#m] to [E] be free. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Like a word _ on a [B] hook, _ _ [E] like a night in an [E] old-fashioned [A] book,
_ _ I [E] have said _ _ _ [B] all my ribbons _ to thee.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
And if _ I _ _ _ _ _ have been unkind, _ _ _ I hope you will _ _ _ _ _ _
_ let it [B] go _ by.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] And if _ _ I _ _ _ have been untrue, _ well, I [A] hope you know _ _ _ it _ was not [C#] to _ [B] _ _
you.
Like a [E] babe _
_ _ _ _ [B] stillborn, _ _ like [E] a beast _ with [A] its horn,
_ I [E] have torn _ _ [B] everyone _ who reached out [E] to me.
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ But I swear _ _ by [B] this song, _ _ [E] by all that I have [A] done wrong,
_ that [E] I will make _ it, _ [B] make it all up [E] to you.
[A] I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ saw a man _ _ _ _ _
leaning on his _ _ _ crutch, and he [A] said to _ me, _ _ _ _ _
Why do [B] you ask for so much? _ _ _ _
But I [E] saw a woman, _ _ she was leaning in her door, _ and she [A] cried out to me, _ _ _
_ Why not _ _ ask for _ _ more?
_ Like [E] a bird _ _ _ [B] on a wire, _ _ _ [E] like a drunk in a midnight [A] _
choir,
_ I [E] have _ tried _ [B] in my way to [E] be free.
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ But I swear _ _ by this [B] song, _ _ and [E] by all that I have done [A] _
wrong,
_ that [E] I will make it, _ _ [B] make it all up [E] to thee.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Like a bird _ _ [B] on a wire, _ _ [E] like a drunk in a midnight [A] choir,
_ _ I [E] have tried _ in [B] my way _ [G#m] to [E] be free. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Like a word _ on a [B] hook, _ _ [E] like a night in an [E] old-fashioned [A] book,
_ _ I [E] have said _ _ _ [B] all my ribbons _ to thee.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
And if _ I _ _ _ _ _ have been unkind, _ _ _ I hope you will _ _ _ _ _ _
_ let it [B] go _ by.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] And if _ _ I _ _ _ have been untrue, _ well, I [A] hope you know _ _ _ it _ was not [C#] to _ [B] _ _
you.
Like a [E] babe _
_ _ _ _ [B] stillborn, _ _ like [E] a beast _ with [A] its horn,
_ I [E] have torn _ _ [B] everyone _ who reached out [E] to me.
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ But I swear _ _ by [B] this song, _ _ [E] by all that I have [A] done wrong,
_ that [E] I will make _ it, _ [B] make it all up [E] to you.
[A] I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ saw a man _ _ _ _ _
leaning on his _ _ _ crutch, and he [A] said to _ me, _ _ _ _ _
Why do [B] you ask for so much? _ _ _ _
But I [E] saw a woman, _ _ she was leaning in her door, _ and she [A] cried out to me, _ _ _
_ Why not _ _ ask for _ _ more?
_ Like [E] a bird _ _ _ [B] on a wire, _ _ _ [E] like a drunk in a midnight [A] _
choir,
_ I [E] have _ tried _ [B] in my way to [E] be free.
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ But I swear _ _ by this [B] song, _ _ and [E] by all that I have done [A] _
wrong,
_ that [E] I will make it, _ _ [B] make it all up [E] to thee.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _