Chords for Rosemary Standley & Dom La Nena - Bird On The Wire (Leonard Cohen Cover)

Tempo:
114.65 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

C

Am

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rosemary Standley & Dom La Nena -  Bird On The Wire (Leonard Cohen Cover) chords
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[Eb]
[G] Like a bird [D] on a wire, [G] like a drunk in a midnight [C] choir, [G] I have tried [D] in my way.
[G]
Like a war [D] on a hook, [G] like a knight from some old [C] fashion book, I have saved [D] all my ribbons.
[C] If I have been [G] unkind,
[Am] I hope you can't just let [G] it go by.
[C] If I
[G]
[Am] I hope you know it was never [D] old.
[G] Like a baby [D]
stillborn, [G] like a beast [C] with his horn, [G] I have torn [D]
anyone who reached [G] out for me.
But I swear [D] by this song, [G] and by all that I [C] have done wrong, [G] I will [Gbm] make it all [G] up to me.
[C]
[Am] I hope you can't just let [G] it go by.
[C] If I
[G]
[Am] I hope you know it was [D] never
[G] Like a bird [D] on a wire, [G] like a drunk [C]
[G] in [D]
my
[G] To be free.
Like a war [D] on a hook, [G] [C]
I [G] have saved [D] all my ribbons.
[G] [Eb]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
Am
2311
Eb
12341116
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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To start learning Rosemary Standley, Dom La Nena - Bird On The Wire chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, C, G, D, G, Am and G in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 42 BPM and then match the original tempo of 86 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Like a bird _ [D] on a wire, [G] like a drunk in a midnight [C] _ choir, [G] I have _ tried [D] in my way.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ Like a war _ [D] on a hook, [G] like a knight from some old [C] fashion book, I have saved [D] all my _ ribbons. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] If I _ have been [G] unkind, _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] I hope you can't just let [G] it go _ by.
_ _ _ [C] If _ I_
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] I hope you know it was never [D] old. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Like a baby _ [D]
stillborn, _ [G] like a beast [C] with his horn, [G] I have torn _ [D]
anyone who reached [G] out for me. _ _
_ _ But I swear _ [D] by this song, [G] and by all that I [C] have done wrong, [G] I will [Gbm] make it all [G] up to me. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] I hope you _ can't just let [G] it go by. _
_ _ _ [C] If _ _ I_
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] I hope you know it was _ [D] _ never_ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Like a bird [D] on a wire, [G] like a drunk _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ in [D]
my_
_ [G] To be free. _ _ _
Like a war [D] on a hook, [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ I [G] have saved _ [D] all my ribbons.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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Among the tracks on the album Birds On a Wire, written by Leonard Cohen, this one stands out.

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