Chords for Leonard Cohen - Bird On The Wire (Best Live Version Ever)
Tempo:
99.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
F#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[F#] Like [E] a bird [B] on the wild
[E] Like a drum in an old [A] midnight choir
I [E] have tried in [B] my way to be [E] free
[B]
[G#m] [F#m] Like [E] a worm [B] on a hook
Like [E] a night bent down in some [A] old-fashioned book
It [E] was the shape of our [B]
love that [E] twisted me
If I [A] have been [D] unkind
[A]
If I have been [E]
unkind
Oh, I [G#m] hope [F#m] you can find a way
To let it all [E] go right on by
If I [A] have been un
If I have been untrue
[E] If I have been untrue
Just that our [F#m] love had to be some kind of lie or [B]
two
[E] [B]
[E]
[B]
[D#] [E]
[G#] [E] [A]
[E]
[B]
[D#] [E]
[F#m] [E] [B]
[C#m] [B] [E]
[B]
[E]
[F#] [G#] [E] [A]
[E]
Mr.
[B]
[E]
[C#m] [A]
Bobby, that's true.
[E]
[F#m]
If I have been untrue
[E]
If [A] I have [E]
[F#m] been untrue
[B]
[A] Mr.
[B]
[N] Paul Osterweil
Like a little [E]
baby
[B] Stillborn
[E] Like a beast with [A] his horn
[F#m] I [E] have torn [B] everyone who [F#m] reached out [E] for me
[B] [E] But [B] [E]
I'll swell by this [B] song
By [E] all that I [A] have [E] done [A] wrong
[E] I will make [B] it all up [E] to thee
I
[A] don't cry
Don't, don't cry
[F#m]
[E] Don't cry no more
It's [G#m]
[F#m] over now
It's over, baby
[E] Don't cry no more
I say
[A] don't cry
Don't cry, don't cry
Don't cry [E] anymore
It's [F#m]
over It's over It's finished It's completed
It has been [B] paid for
[E] Like
[B]
[E] a bird [B] on the wire
Like [E] a drunk in some old midnight [C#m]
[A] choir
I [F#] have [E]
tried in my [B]
way
To [G] be [A] free
[E]
[N]
[F#] Like [E] a bird [B] on the wild
[E] Like a drum in an old [A] midnight choir
I [E] have tried in [B] my way to be [E] free
[B]
[G#m] [F#m] Like [E] a worm [B] on a hook
Like [E] a night bent down in some [A] old-fashioned book
It [E] was the shape of our [B]
love that [E] twisted me
If I [A] have been [D] unkind
[A]
If I have been [E]
unkind
Oh, I [G#m] hope [F#m] you can find a way
To let it all [E] go right on by
If I [A] have been un
If I have been untrue
[E] If I have been untrue
Just that our [F#m] love had to be some kind of lie or [B]
two
[E] [B]
[E]
[B]
[D#] [E]
[G#] [E] [A]
[E]
[B]
[D#] [E]
[F#m] [E] [B]
[C#m] [B] [E]
[B]
[E]
[F#] [G#] [E] [A]
[E]
Mr.
[B]
[E]
[C#m] [A]
Bobby, that's true.
[E]
[F#m]
If I have been untrue
[E]
If [A] I have [E]
[F#m] been untrue
[B]
[A] Mr.
[B]
[N] Paul Osterweil
Like a little [E]
baby
[B] Stillborn
[E] Like a beast with [A] his horn
[F#m] I [E] have torn [B] everyone who [F#m] reached out [E] for me
[B] [E] But [B] [E]
I'll swell by this [B] song
By [E] all that I [A] have [E] done [A] wrong
[E] I will make [B] it all up [E] to thee
I
[A] don't cry
Don't, don't cry
[F#m]
[E] Don't cry no more
It's [G#m]
[F#m] over now
It's over, baby
[E] Don't cry no more
I say
[A] don't cry
Don't cry, don't cry
Don't cry [E] anymore
It's [F#m]
over It's over It's finished It's completed
It has been [B] paid for
[E] Like
[B]
[E] a bird [B] on the wire
Like [E] a drunk in some old midnight [C#m]
[A] choir
I [F#] have [E]
tried in my [B]
way
To [G] be [A] free
[E]
[N]
Key:
E
B
A
F#m
F#
E
B
A
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#] Like [E] a _ bird _ _ [B] on the wild _
_ _ [E] Like a drum in an old [A] midnight choir
_ I [E] have tried _ in [B] my way _ _ to be [E] free
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[G#m] _ [F#m] Like [E] a worm _ _ _ [B] on a hook
Like _ [E] a night bent down in some [A] old-fashioned book
It [E] was the shape _ of our [B]
love that _ [E] twisted me _ _ _ _ _
_ If I [A] have been _ _ _ [D] unkind
[A] _
If I have been [E] _
unkind
_ _ Oh, _ _ I [G#m] hope [F#m] you can find a way
_ To _ _ let it all [E] go right on by _ _
_ If I [A] have been _ un_
If I have been _ untrue
[E] If I have been _ untrue _ _ _ _ _
Just that our [F#m] love _ had to be _ some kind of lie or _ [B] _
two
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G#] _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#] _ [G#] _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _
Mr.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
Bobby, that's true. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ If I have been untrue
[E] _ _
_ If _ _ _ _ _ [A] I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
have _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] been _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
untrue
_ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ Mr.
[B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] Paul Osterweil _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Like a little [E] _
baby _ _ _ _
[B] _ Stillborn _ _
[E] Like a beast _ with [A] his horn
_ [F#m] I [E] have torn _ _ [B] everyone _ who [F#m] reached out [E] for me
[B] _ [E] But [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E]
I'll swell _ by this [B] song
_ By [E] _ all that I [A] have [E] done [A] _ wrong _
[E] I will _ _ _ make [B] it all _ up [E] to _ thee _ _
_ I _ _ _
[A] don't cry _
Don't, don't cry
_ [F#m]
[E] Don't cry no more _
It's _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[F#m] over now
It's over, baby _ _ _
[E] Don't cry no _ more
_ _ I say _
[A] don't cry
Don't cry, don't cry
Don't cry [E] anymore
_ _ _ _ _
It's _ _ _ _ [F#m]
over It's over It's finished It's completed
It has been [B] paid for
[E] Like _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] a _ bird _ _ _ [B] on the wire
_ _ Like [E] a drunk in some old midnight [C#m]
[A] choir
_ I [F#] have [E]
tried _ in my [B]
way
_ _ _ To _ [G] be _ [A] free
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] Like [E] a _ bird _ _ [B] on the wild _
_ _ [E] Like a drum in an old [A] midnight choir
_ I [E] have tried _ in [B] my way _ _ to be [E] free
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[G#m] _ [F#m] Like [E] a worm _ _ _ [B] on a hook
Like _ [E] a night bent down in some [A] old-fashioned book
It [E] was the shape _ of our [B]
love that _ [E] twisted me _ _ _ _ _
_ If I [A] have been _ _ _ [D] unkind
[A] _
If I have been [E] _
unkind
_ _ Oh, _ _ I [G#m] hope [F#m] you can find a way
_ To _ _ let it all [E] go right on by _ _
_ If I [A] have been _ un_
If I have been _ untrue
[E] If I have been _ untrue _ _ _ _ _
Just that our [F#m] love _ had to be _ some kind of lie or _ [B] _
two
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G#] _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#] _ [G#] _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _
Mr.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
Bobby, that's true. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ If I have been untrue
[E] _ _
_ If _ _ _ _ _ [A] I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
have _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] been _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
untrue
_ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ Mr.
[B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] Paul Osterweil _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Like a little [E] _
baby _ _ _ _
[B] _ Stillborn _ _
[E] Like a beast _ with [A] his horn
_ [F#m] I [E] have torn _ _ [B] everyone _ who [F#m] reached out [E] for me
[B] _ [E] But [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E]
I'll swell _ by this [B] song
_ By [E] _ all that I [A] have [E] done [A] _ wrong _
[E] I will _ _ _ make [B] it all _ up [E] to _ thee _ _
_ I _ _ _
[A] don't cry _
Don't, don't cry
_ [F#m]
[E] Don't cry no more _
It's _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[F#m] over now
It's over, baby _ _ _
[E] Don't cry no _ more
_ _ I say _
[A] don't cry
Don't cry, don't cry
Don't cry [E] anymore
_ _ _ _ _
It's _ _ _ _ [F#m]
over It's over It's finished It's completed
It has been [B] paid for
[E] Like _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] a _ bird _ _ _ [B] on the wire
_ _ Like [E] a drunk in some old midnight [C#m]
[A] choir
_ I [F#] have [E]
tried _ in my [B]
way
_ _ _ To _ [G] be _ [A] free
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _