Chords for Bird On the Wire

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Like a bird _ on _ _ [D] a wire, _ _ _ _
[F#] [G] like a drum in a midnight [C] _ choir, _ _ _
_ I have tried _ _ in _ _ [D] my way _ _ _ to be free. _ _ _
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_ _ [G] Like a man _ _ _ _ _ [D] on a hook, _ _ _ _ _ [G] like a knife _ _ _ from [C] an old _ fashioned bow,
_ [G] I have saved _ _ _ [D] every freedom, _ I _ [C] have saved every freedom for _ [G] _ _ thee. _
_ _ [C] And if I, _ _ and if I have been [G] untrue,
I _ _ _ [Am] _ _ hope, I hope that you can just [G] let it go, go on by.
_ _ [C] _ And if I _ have been [G] untrue, _ _
I _ _ [A] hope you know, I hope [D] you know that I will never, never do.
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_ I [G] have saved _ _ every _ _ [D] _ freedom, _ _ _ I [C] have saved every freedom _ _ [G] for thee. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] I saw a beggar, _ _ _ [G] reading on in his old house,
[Am] He said, I'm thirsty, save me.
[G] You must not, you must not ask for [C] too much,
But a pretty woman, _ _ [G] _ _ standing in the darkened door,
_ [A] _ _ She said, and I heard her say, [D] why, _ why _ _ not ask [G] for some more? _
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_ _ [G] Like a drum in [E] _
_ [G] _ [C] a midnight choir, _
_ I [G] have tried, _ I _ _ _ [D] have tried in my way, _
_ I [C] have tried in my way _ to [G] be free. _ _ _
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