Chords for Johnny Cash - Bird On A Wire (Live with Orchestra)
Tempo:
117.4 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
G
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gb]
[Db]
[Abm] [Gb]
You need to take the cable off.
You're in F shop.
Oh, really?
You need to take the cable [Ab] off.
Oh, that's where I usually do it.
Now, I have to do it in what?
In F?
[F] Oh.
[Gb] Oh, let me see if I can find F.
[F] Is that it, Jimmy?
Sorry, Bill.
[C] I was just [F] doing it the way I wanted to.
I really enjoy working with [N] Bill Walker and this great orchestra.
I think this is the most instruments I've ever worked with in an orchestra right here.
Yeah, [C] I really do.
[Bm] [C] [F]
Like a bird on [C] a wire
Like [F] a drunk in a midnight [Bb] choir
[F] I have tried [C] in my way [G] to [F] be free
[C] Like
[F] a fish
[C] on a hook
[F] Like a knight in some old [Bb]-fashioned book
[F] I have saved all [C] my ribbons
[F] for thee
[Cm]
[Bb] And if I, if I have been
[F] unkind
I [G] just hope you will let it [C] go by
And
[Bb] if I, if I have been
[F] untrue
I [G] just hope you know it was never [C] to you
[Gm]
[C] Like [F] a baby
[C] stillborn
[F] Like a beast [A] with [Bb] his horn
I [F] have torn
[C] everyone who reached out [F] to me
[C] [Bb] [E]
[F] But I swear by [C] this song
[F] And by all that I have [Bb] done wrong
[F] I'll make [C] it all up [F] to thee
I [Eb] [Dm]
[Bb] saw a young man leaning on his wooden [F] crutch
And he called [G] out to me, don't ask for [C] so much
[Bb] And a young woman leaning in her darkened [F] door
And she called [G] out to me, hey, why not ask [C]
for more?
Like [F] a bird on [C] a wire
[F] Like a drunk in a [Gm] midnight [A]
[Bb] choir
I [F] have tried in [C] my way to be [Bb] free
Thank
[F]
[N]
[D] [Bb]
you.
[Db]
[Abm] [Gb]
You need to take the cable off.
You're in F shop.
Oh, really?
You need to take the cable [Ab] off.
Oh, that's where I usually do it.
Now, I have to do it in what?
In F?
[F] Oh.
[Gb] Oh, let me see if I can find F.
[F] Is that it, Jimmy?
Sorry, Bill.
[C] I was just [F] doing it the way I wanted to.
I really enjoy working with [N] Bill Walker and this great orchestra.
I think this is the most instruments I've ever worked with in an orchestra right here.
Yeah, [C] I really do.
[Bm] [C] [F]
Like a bird on [C] a wire
Like [F] a drunk in a midnight [Bb] choir
[F] I have tried [C] in my way [G] to [F] be free
[C] Like
[F] a fish
[C] on a hook
[F] Like a knight in some old [Bb]-fashioned book
[F] I have saved all [C] my ribbons
[F] for thee
[Cm]
[Bb] And if I, if I have been
[F] unkind
I [G] just hope you will let it [C] go by
And
[Bb] if I, if I have been
[F] untrue
I [G] just hope you know it was never [C] to you
[Gm]
[C] Like [F] a baby
[C] stillborn
[F] Like a beast [A] with [Bb] his horn
I [F] have torn
[C] everyone who reached out [F] to me
[C] [Bb] [E]
[F] But I swear by [C] this song
[F] And by all that I have [Bb] done wrong
[F] I'll make [C] it all up [F] to thee
I [Eb] [Dm]
[Bb] saw a young man leaning on his wooden [F] crutch
And he called [G] out to me, don't ask for [C] so much
[Bb] And a young woman leaning in her darkened [F] door
And she called [G] out to me, hey, why not ask [C]
for more?
Like [F] a bird on [C] a wire
[F] Like a drunk in a [Gm] midnight [A]
[Bb] choir
I [F] have tried in [C] my way to be [Bb] free
Thank
[F]
[N]
[D] [Bb]
you.
Key:
F
C
Bb
G
Gb
F
C
Bb
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ You need to take the cable off. _
_ You're in F shop.
Oh, really?
You need to take the cable [Ab] off.
Oh, that's where I usually do it.
Now, I have to do it in what?
In F?
[F] Oh.
_ [Gb] Oh, let me see if I can find F. _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ Is that it, Jimmy? _
_ _ _ Sorry, _ _ Bill. _ _ _
[C] _ I was just [F] doing it the way I wanted to. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I really enjoy working with [N] Bill Walker and this great orchestra.
I think this is the most instruments I've ever worked with in an orchestra right here.
Yeah, [C] I really do. _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Like a bird _ on [C] a wire
_ _ Like [F] a drunk in a midnight [Bb] _ choir _ _
[F] I have tried _ [C] in my way [G] to [F] be free _ _
[C] Like _ _ _ _ _
[F] a fish _ _ _
[C] on a hook _ _ _
[F] Like a knight in some old [Bb]-fashioned book _ _
[F] I have _ saved all [C] my ribbons _ _
[F] for thee _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm]
[Bb] And if I, _ _ _ if I have been _
[F] _ unkind _ _ _
I _ _ _ [G] just hope you _ _ will _ _ let it [C] go by _ _ _
And _ _ _ _
[Bb] if I, _ _ _ if I have been _
[F] untrue
_ _ I _ _ _ _ _
[G] just hope you know _ it _ was never [C] to you
[Gm] _ _ _
[C] Like _ _ _ [F] a baby _ _ _
_ [C] stillborn _ _
[F] Like a beast _ [A] with [Bb] his horn
_ I [F] have torn _ _ _
[C] everyone who reached out [F] to me _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [E]
[F] But I swear _ by [C] this song _ _
[F] And by all that I have [Bb] done wrong _ _ _
[F] _ _ I'll make [C] it all up _ _ [F] to thee
_ I _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Dm]
[Bb] saw a young man _ leaning on his wooden [F] crutch _ _ _ _
_ _ And he called [G] out to me, _ _ _ _ _ don't ask for [C] so much _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] And a young woman _ _ leaning in her _ darkened [F] door
_ And _ _ _ she called [G] out to me, _ _ hey, why not ask [C]
for more?
_ _ Like _ _ _ _ _
[F] a bird _ _ on [C] a wire _ _
[F] Like a drunk in a [Gm] midnight [A] _
[Bb] _ choir
_ I [F] have tried in [C] my way _ _ to be [Bb] free _
_ _ _ Thank _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bb] _
you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ You need to take the cable off. _
_ You're in F shop.
Oh, really?
You need to take the cable [Ab] off.
Oh, that's where I usually do it.
Now, I have to do it in what?
In F?
[F] Oh.
_ [Gb] Oh, let me see if I can find F. _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ Is that it, Jimmy? _
_ _ _ Sorry, _ _ Bill. _ _ _
[C] _ I was just [F] doing it the way I wanted to. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I really enjoy working with [N] Bill Walker and this great orchestra.
I think this is the most instruments I've ever worked with in an orchestra right here.
Yeah, [C] I really do. _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Like a bird _ on [C] a wire
_ _ Like [F] a drunk in a midnight [Bb] _ choir _ _
[F] I have tried _ [C] in my way [G] to [F] be free _ _
[C] Like _ _ _ _ _
[F] a fish _ _ _
[C] on a hook _ _ _
[F] Like a knight in some old [Bb]-fashioned book _ _
[F] I have _ saved all [C] my ribbons _ _
[F] for thee _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm]
[Bb] And if I, _ _ _ if I have been _
[F] _ unkind _ _ _
I _ _ _ [G] just hope you _ _ will _ _ let it [C] go by _ _ _
And _ _ _ _
[Bb] if I, _ _ _ if I have been _
[F] untrue
_ _ I _ _ _ _ _
[G] just hope you know _ it _ was never [C] to you
[Gm] _ _ _
[C] Like _ _ _ [F] a baby _ _ _
_ [C] stillborn _ _
[F] Like a beast _ [A] with [Bb] his horn
_ I [F] have torn _ _ _
[C] everyone who reached out [F] to me _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [E]
[F] But I swear _ by [C] this song _ _
[F] And by all that I have [Bb] done wrong _ _ _
[F] _ _ I'll make [C] it all up _ _ [F] to thee
_ I _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Dm]
[Bb] saw a young man _ leaning on his wooden [F] crutch _ _ _ _
_ _ And he called [G] out to me, _ _ _ _ _ don't ask for [C] so much _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] And a young woman _ _ leaning in her _ darkened [F] door
_ And _ _ _ she called [G] out to me, _ _ hey, why not ask [C]
for more?
_ _ Like _ _ _ _ _
[F] a bird _ _ on [C] a wire _ _
[F] Like a drunk in a [Gm] midnight [A] _
[Bb] _ choir
_ I [F] have tried in [C] my way _ _ to be [Bb] free _
_ _ _ Thank _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bb] _
you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _