Chords for Father John Misty - "Bird on the Wire" (Leonard Cohen cover) | House Of Strombo
Tempo:
102.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Dm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
What are you gonna play first?
I'm gonna play Bird on a Wire.
Oh nice.
[A]
[D]
[G]
[Dm] [D]
[A]
[D] [G]
[D]
Like a bird on [A] a wire, [D] like a drunk some old midnight [G] choir.
I [D] have tried in my [A] way to be free.
[G] [D]
Like a worm on a [A] hook, like a [D] knight from some old-fashioned [G] book.
I [D] have saved all my [A]
ribbons [G] for thee.
[D]
[G]
And if I, if I have been [D] unkind,
[G]
I hope that you'll just let it [D] go by.
And [E] [G]
if I, oh if I have been [D]
untrue, [G] I hope you know it was never [D] to [A] you.
Like [D] a beast with [A] his horn, like [D] a baby [G] stillborn.
Yeah [D] I've torn [A] everyone who's reached out [D] for me.
But I swear by [A] this song, [D] by all I have [G] done wrong, [G] [D]
I will [A] make it all up [D] to thee.
[D] [G]
I saw a beggar leaning on his [D] wooden cross.
[G] He said to me, hey Josh, why ask for [D] so much?
And [G]
I saw a woman leaning in her [D] darkened yard.
[G]
She said to me, hey man, why not ask [A] for more?
Oh like a bird on a wire, like [D] a kid in some mandatory [G] choir.
[G] [D] I have tried in my [A] way to be [G] free.
[D]
[A] That was beautiful.
When did you first hear that?
Not until I was in my twenties.
Good man, you could really appreciate it.
Yeah, I had about a bazillion musical blind spots in my early twenties.
Thanks for your time man.
Yeah, of course.
My pleasure.
Thanks dude.
Anytime.
I'm gonna play Bird on a Wire.
Oh nice.
[A]
[D]
[G]
[Dm] [D]
[A]
[D] [G]
[D]
Like a bird on [A] a wire, [D] like a drunk some old midnight [G] choir.
I [D] have tried in my [A] way to be free.
[G] [D]
Like a worm on a [A] hook, like a [D] knight from some old-fashioned [G] book.
I [D] have saved all my [A]
ribbons [G] for thee.
[D]
[G]
And if I, if I have been [D] unkind,
[G]
I hope that you'll just let it [D] go by.
And [E] [G]
if I, oh if I have been [D]
untrue, [G] I hope you know it was never [D] to [A] you.
Like [D] a beast with [A] his horn, like [D] a baby [G] stillborn.
Yeah [D] I've torn [A] everyone who's reached out [D] for me.
But I swear by [A] this song, [D] by all I have [G] done wrong, [G] [D]
I will [A] make it all up [D] to thee.
[D] [G]
I saw a beggar leaning on his [D] wooden cross.
[G] He said to me, hey Josh, why ask for [D] so much?
And [G]
I saw a woman leaning in her [D] darkened yard.
[G]
She said to me, hey man, why not ask [A] for more?
Oh like a bird on a wire, like [D] a kid in some mandatory [G] choir.
[G] [D] I have tried in my [A] way to be [G] free.
[D]
[A] That was beautiful.
When did you first hear that?
Not until I was in my twenties.
Good man, you could really appreciate it.
Yeah, I had about a bazillion musical blind spots in my early twenties.
Thanks for your time man.
Yeah, of course.
My pleasure.
Thanks dude.
Anytime.
Key:
D
G
A
Dm
E
D
G
A
What are you gonna play first?
I'm gonna play Bird on a Wire.
Oh nice. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Like a bird on _ _ [A] a wire, _ _ _ [D] like a drunk some old midnight [G] choir. _ _
I [D] have tried _ in my [A] way to be free. _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ Like a worm _ _ on a [A] hook, _ _ _ like a [D] knight from some old-fashioned _ [G] book.
_ I [D] have saved all my [A] _
ribbons _ _ [G] for thee.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
And if I, _ _ if I have been [D] unkind,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _
I hope that you'll _ _ just let it [D] go by.
_ _ _ _ _
And _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
if I, _ oh if I have been [D] _
untrue, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I hope you know _ _ _ _ it was never [D] to [A] _ _ you. _ _
_ _ Like [D] a beast _ with [A] his horn, _ _ like [D] a _ baby _ _ [G] stillborn.
_ _ Yeah [D] I've torn _ _ _ [A] everyone _ who's reached out [D] for me.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ But I swear _ by _ _ [A] this song, _ _ _ [D] by all I have [G] done wrong, _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
I will [A] make it all _ up [D] to thee.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
I saw a beggar leaning on his [D] wooden cross.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] He said to me, _ hey Josh, why ask for [D] so _ much?
_ _ And _ _ _ _ [G] _
I saw a woman _ leaning in her _ [D] darkened yard.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _
She said to me, hey man, why not ask [A] for more?
Oh _ _ _ like a bird _ on a wire, _ _ like [D] a kid in some mandatory [G] choir.
_ _ [G] _ [D] I have tried _ in my [A] way to _ be [G] free.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ That was beautiful.
When did you first hear that?
_ _ Not until I was in my twenties.
_ Good man, you could really appreciate it.
Yeah, I had about a bazillion musical blind spots _ _ in my early twenties.
Thanks for your time man.
Yeah, of course.
My pleasure.
Thanks dude.
Anytime.
I'm gonna play Bird on a Wire.
Oh nice. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Like a bird on _ _ [A] a wire, _ _ _ [D] like a drunk some old midnight [G] choir. _ _
I [D] have tried _ in my [A] way to be free. _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ Like a worm _ _ on a [A] hook, _ _ _ like a [D] knight from some old-fashioned _ [G] book.
_ I [D] have saved all my [A] _
ribbons _ _ [G] for thee.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
And if I, _ _ if I have been [D] unkind,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _
I hope that you'll _ _ just let it [D] go by.
_ _ _ _ _
And _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
if I, _ oh if I have been [D] _
untrue, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I hope you know _ _ _ _ it was never [D] to [A] _ _ you. _ _
_ _ Like [D] a beast _ with [A] his horn, _ _ like [D] a _ baby _ _ [G] stillborn.
_ _ Yeah [D] I've torn _ _ _ [A] everyone _ who's reached out [D] for me.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ But I swear _ by _ _ [A] this song, _ _ _ [D] by all I have [G] done wrong, _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
I will [A] make it all _ up [D] to thee.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
I saw a beggar leaning on his [D] wooden cross.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] He said to me, _ hey Josh, why ask for [D] so _ much?
_ _ And _ _ _ _ [G] _
I saw a woman _ leaning in her _ [D] darkened yard.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _
She said to me, hey man, why not ask [A] for more?
Oh _ _ _ like a bird _ on a wire, _ _ like [D] a kid in some mandatory [G] choir.
_ _ [G] _ [D] I have tried _ in my [A] way to _ be [G] free.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ That was beautiful.
When did you first hear that?
_ _ Not until I was in my twenties.
_ Good man, you could really appreciate it.
Yeah, I had about a bazillion musical blind spots _ _ in my early twenties.
Thanks for your time man.
Yeah, of course.
My pleasure.
Thanks dude.
Anytime.