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
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Johnny Cash - Bird On A Wire (Live with Orchestra) chords
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[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.
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
G
2131
Gb
134211112
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To learn Johnny Cash - (Live With Orchestra) Bird On A Wire chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: C, Bb, F, C, F and G. Begin your practice at a relaxed 58 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 117. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F Major.

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[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. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Leonard Cohen.