Chords for Bird On The Wire (Live At The Fillmore East/1970)
Tempo:
89.25 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
F#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'll just play another one, I think.
Bird on the Wire.
[B]
[D#] [E]
[A]
[E]
[B] [G#m]
[E] [D]
[E] [B]
[E] Like a bird [B] on the wire
[E] Like a drone in the [A] midnight wire
[E]
I'm trying [C#m] in [B] my way to [E]
refrain
[F#] [E]
[B] [E] Like a wound on [B] a heart
[E] Like a knife from an old cast [A] iron brush
[E] I'll just say, [B]
save those memories [E] just for [A] the [F#] day
[E]
Oh, and if I, if I, [E] have been unkind
[A] Oh, I hope that you can just [E] let it go
Oh, and if
[A] I, if I,
[F#m]
[E] have been untrue to love
[F#m] Well, I hope you know [F#m] it was never [B] due
[A] [G#m]
[F#m] [E] Like a baby [B]
stillborn
[E] Like a beast born with [A] his horns
[E] I give tone, [B]
everyone [E] who reached out for [A] me
But [E]
[B] [E]
I swear this, [B] swear by this song
[E]
I swear by all [A] I've done wrong
[E] I will make,
[B] I will make it [E] all right
[F#]
[E]
[A] I'm something else, leading on [E] this world forever
[A] Well, you said to me, oh, don't ask [E] for so much
No,
[A]
[E] no, no, no, no, no, [F#m] no, no
Speak right up to me, [B] why not ask for more
[G#m]
[D] [E] Like a bird on [B]
a wire
[E] Like a drunk on a [A] midnight wire
[E] I try in [B]
my ways [E] to [A] refrain
[E]
And [B]
I try, [B] oh, I try
I [E]
know I try, [A]
oh, I try
[E] I do try, I do [B]
try
[G#m] [E]
[A]
Oh, I [E]
try, I do
[A] [B]
[A] [E] try
[G#]
Leon Russell, for Staten
[N] The choir and whole band will get loud to it in the end time
Bird on the Wire.
[B]
[D#] [E]
[A]
[E]
[B] [G#m]
[E] [D]
[E] [B]
[E] Like a bird [B] on the wire
[E] Like a drone in the [A] midnight wire
[E]
I'm trying [C#m] in [B] my way to [E]
refrain
[F#] [E]
[B] [E] Like a wound on [B] a heart
[E] Like a knife from an old cast [A] iron brush
[E] I'll just say, [B]
save those memories [E] just for [A] the [F#] day
[E]
Oh, and if I, if I, [E] have been unkind
[A] Oh, I hope that you can just [E] let it go
Oh, and if
[A] I, if I,
[F#m]
[E] have been untrue to love
[F#m] Well, I hope you know [F#m] it was never [B] due
[A] [G#m]
[F#m] [E] Like a baby [B]
stillborn
[E] Like a beast born with [A] his horns
[E] I give tone, [B]
everyone [E] who reached out for [A] me
But [E]
[B] [E]
I swear this, [B] swear by this song
[E]
I swear by all [A] I've done wrong
[E] I will make,
[B] I will make it [E] all right
[F#]
[E]
[A] I'm something else, leading on [E] this world forever
[A] Well, you said to me, oh, don't ask [E] for so much
No,
[A]
[E] no, no, no, no, no, [F#m] no, no
Speak right up to me, [B] why not ask for more
[G#m]
[D] [E] Like a bird on [B]
a wire
[E] Like a drunk on a [A] midnight wire
[E] I try in [B]
my ways [E] to [A] refrain
[E]
And [B]
I try, [B] oh, I try
I [E]
know I try, [A]
oh, I try
[E] I do try, I do [B]
try
[G#m] [E]
[A]
Oh, I [E]
try, I do
[A] [B]
[A] [E] try
[G#]
Leon Russell, for Staten
[N] The choir and whole band will get loud to it in the end time
Key:
E
B
A
F#m
G#m
E
B
A
I'll just play another one, I think.
Bird on the Wire. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] Like a bird _ [B] on the wire
_ [E] Like a drone in the [A] midnight _ wire
_ _ [E]
I'm trying _ [C#m] in [B] my way _ to [E]
refrain
_ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] Like a wound _ on [B] a heart
_ [E] Like a _ knife from an old cast [A] iron _ brush
_ _ [E] I'll just say, _ _ _ [B] _ _
save those memories _ [E] just for [A] the [F#] day
_ [E] _ _
_ _ Oh, and if I, _ _ if I, [E] have been _ unkind
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Oh, I hope that you _ _ _ _ can just [E] let it go
Oh, and if _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ I, if I, _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
[E] have been untrue to love _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Well, I hope you know _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] it was never [B] due
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] Like a baby _ _ _ [B] _
stillborn
_ _ [E] Like a _ beast born with [A] his _ horns
_ [E] I give _ tone, _ [B] _
everyone _ _ [E] who reached out for [A] me
But [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E]
I swear this, _ [B] swear by this song
_ _ _ [E]
I swear by all [A] I've done wrong _ _
[E] I will make, _ _ _
[B] I will make _ it [E] all right
_ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] I'm something _ else, _ _ _ leading on [E] this world forever _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Well, you said to me, _ _ _ oh, don't ask [E] for so _ much
No, _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] no, no, no, no, no, _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] no, no
Speak right up to _ me, _ _ _ _ _ [B] why not ask for more
_ [G#m] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] Like a bird _ on [B]
a wire
_ _ [E] Like a _ drunk on a [A] midnight wire
_ _ [E] I try _ _ in [B]
my ways _ [E] to _ [A] refrain
_ _ [E]
And _ _ [B] _ _
I try, _ _ _ [B] oh, I try
I _ [E]
know I try, _ _ [A]
oh, I try
[E] I do try, I do _ [B] _
try
_ [G#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ Oh, I [E]
try, I _ _ _ _ do _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ [E] try _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#]
Leon Russell, for Staten
[N] The choir and whole band will get loud to it in the end time
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Bird on the Wire. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] Like a bird _ [B] on the wire
_ [E] Like a drone in the [A] midnight _ wire
_ _ [E]
I'm trying _ [C#m] in [B] my way _ to [E]
refrain
_ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] Like a wound _ on [B] a heart
_ [E] Like a _ knife from an old cast [A] iron _ brush
_ _ [E] I'll just say, _ _ _ [B] _ _
save those memories _ [E] just for [A] the [F#] day
_ [E] _ _
_ _ Oh, and if I, _ _ if I, [E] have been _ unkind
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Oh, I hope that you _ _ _ _ can just [E] let it go
Oh, and if _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ I, if I, _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
[E] have been untrue to love _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Well, I hope you know _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] it was never [B] due
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] Like a baby _ _ _ [B] _
stillborn
_ _ [E] Like a _ beast born with [A] his _ horns
_ [E] I give _ tone, _ [B] _
everyone _ _ [E] who reached out for [A] me
But [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E]
I swear this, _ [B] swear by this song
_ _ _ [E]
I swear by all [A] I've done wrong _ _
[E] I will make, _ _ _
[B] I will make _ it [E] all right
_ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] I'm something _ else, _ _ _ leading on [E] this world forever _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Well, you said to me, _ _ _ oh, don't ask [E] for so _ much
No, _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] no, no, no, no, no, _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] no, no
Speak right up to _ me, _ _ _ _ _ [B] why not ask for more
_ [G#m] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] Like a bird _ on [B]
a wire
_ _ [E] Like a _ drunk on a [A] midnight wire
_ _ [E] I try _ _ in [B]
my ways _ [E] to _ [A] refrain
_ _ [E]
And _ _ [B] _ _
I try, _ _ _ [B] oh, I try
I _ [E]
know I try, _ _ [A]
oh, I try
[E] I do try, I do _ [B] _
try
_ [G#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ Oh, I [E]
try, I _ _ _ _ do _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ [E] try _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#]
Leon Russell, for Staten
[N] The choir and whole band will get loud to it in the end time
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _