Chords for k.d.lang - Bird On A Wire (live in studio 2004)
Tempo:
118.6 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
Gm
C
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[Ab] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [Bbm]
[F]
Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a [Bb] midnight choir, [F] I have tried in [Bbm] my way [F] to be free.
Like a worm on a hook, like a knife in some [Bb] old-fashioned hip, I [F] will save [Bb] all my lovers [F] today.
[Bb] If I, if [F] I've been,
[Gm] I hope you can just [F] let it go by.
[Bb] If I have [F] been untrue,
[Gm] I hope you know it was [C] never to you.
[F] Like a baby stillborn, like a beast [Bb] with his horn, [F] I have torn, [Bbm]
reached [F] out for me.
But I swear by this song [Fm] and by all that I have [Bb] done wrong, [F] I'll [Bbm] make it up [F] to thee.
[Bb] I saw a beggar leaning on his [F] wooden cross.
He [Gm] said to me, you must not [F] ask for so much.
[Bb] And a pretty woman leaning in her [F] darkened door, she [Gm] cried out to me, hey, why not ask [C] for more?
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
[C]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
[Bb] If I, [F]
[Gm] if I hope you can just [F] let it go by.
[Bb] If I [F] have been untrue,
[Gm] it was [C] never to you.
[F] Like a bird, like a drunk in a [Bb] midnight choir, [F] I have tried [Bbm] in my way [F] to be free.
[G]
[Ab] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [Bbm]
[F]
Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a [Bb] midnight choir, [F] I have tried in [Bbm] my way [F] to be free.
Like a worm on a hook, like a knife in some [Bb] old-fashioned hip, I [F] will save [Bb] all my lovers [F] today.
[Bb] If I, if [F] I've been,
[Gm] I hope you can just [F] let it go by.
[Bb] If I have [F] been untrue,
[Gm] I hope you know it was [C] never to you.
[F] Like a baby stillborn, like a beast [Bb] with his horn, [F] I have torn, [Bbm]
reached [F] out for me.
But I swear by this song [Fm] and by all that I have [Bb] done wrong, [F] I'll [Bbm] make it up [F] to thee.
[Bb] I saw a beggar leaning on his [F] wooden cross.
He [Gm] said to me, you must not [F] ask for so much.
[Bb] And a pretty woman leaning in her [F] darkened door, she [Gm] cried out to me, hey, why not ask [C] for more?
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
[C]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
[Bb] If I, [F]
[Gm] if I hope you can just [F] let it go by.
[Bb] If I [F] have been untrue,
[Gm] it was [C] never to you.
[F] Like a bird, like a drunk in a [Bb] midnight choir, [F] I have tried [Bbm] in my way [F] to be free.
[G]
Key:
F
Bb
Gm
C
Bbm
F
Bb
Gm
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a [Bb] midnight choir, [F] I have tried in [Bbm] my way [F] to be free. _ _ _
_ Like a worm on a hook, like a knife in some [Bb] old-fashioned hip, I [F] will save [Bb] all my lovers _ [F] today. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ If I, if [F] I've been, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ I hope you can just [F] let it go by. _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ If _ I have [F] been untrue, _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] I hope you know it was [C] never to you. _
_ _ [F] Like a baby _ _ stillborn, _ like a _ beast [Bb] with his horn, [F] I have _ torn, [Bbm] _
_ reached [F] out for me. _ _
_ _ But I swear _ by this song [Fm] and by all that I have [Bb] done wrong, _ [F] _ _ I'll [Bbm] make it up [F] to thee. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] I saw a beggar leaning on his [F] wooden _ cross.
_ _ He [Gm] said to me, _ you must not [F] ask for so much. _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ And a pretty woman leaning in her [F] darkened door, _ _ _ she [Gm] cried out to me, hey, why not ask [C] for more? _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ If I, _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ if I hope you can just [F] let it go by. _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ If I _ [F] have been untrue, _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ it was [C] never to you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Like a bird, _ _ _ _ like a drunk in a [Bb] midnight choir, [F] I have _ tried [Bbm] in my way [F] to be free. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a [Bb] midnight choir, [F] I have tried in [Bbm] my way [F] to be free. _ _ _
_ Like a worm on a hook, like a knife in some [Bb] old-fashioned hip, I [F] will save [Bb] all my lovers _ [F] today. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ If I, if [F] I've been, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ I hope you can just [F] let it go by. _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ If _ I have [F] been untrue, _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] I hope you know it was [C] never to you. _
_ _ [F] Like a baby _ _ stillborn, _ like a _ beast [Bb] with his horn, [F] I have _ torn, [Bbm] _
_ reached [F] out for me. _ _
_ _ But I swear _ by this song [Fm] and by all that I have [Bb] done wrong, _ [F] _ _ I'll [Bbm] make it up [F] to thee. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] I saw a beggar leaning on his [F] wooden _ cross.
_ _ He [Gm] said to me, _ you must not [F] ask for so much. _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ And a pretty woman leaning in her [F] darkened door, _ _ _ she [Gm] cried out to me, hey, why not ask [C] for more? _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ If I, _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ if I hope you can just [F] let it go by. _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ If I _ [F] have been untrue, _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ it was [C] never to you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Like a bird, _ _ _ _ like a drunk in a [Bb] midnight choir, [F] I have _ tried [Bbm] in my way [F] to be free. _ _ _ _
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