Chords for Tedeschi Trucks Band - Bird on a Wire

Tempo:
102.1 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Am

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tedeschi Trucks Band - Bird on a Wire chords
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[G]
[C] [B] [D]
[Bm] [G]
[C] [G] [G] [C] Like [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[Bm] [D] [G]
[C] [Bm] [Am] [G]
[D] a [G] bird, [Bm]
[D] quiet, [G] like a drum, you know me [C] like quiet.
[G] I have tried [D] in my own way [G] to be free.
[C] [G] [C]
[G] [D] Like [G] a word [D] on a hook, [Dm] like a line [G] in some old [C]-fashioned book.
[G]
I have [Am] saved [G]
[D] all my ribbons [G] just for [C] thee.
[Am] [G]
[C] Never have [G] I been lost.
[C] Oh, I hope you, hope you [G] can just let it all go [C] by.
[G]
[C] Ever have I [G] been lost through.
It
[Am]
was [D] never [C]
[Bm] me.
[Am]
[G] Like a faith, [D] still born.
[G] Like a leaf with [C] its home.
I [C#] [G] have told [D] everyone who [G] reached out for [C] [G] me.
[Am] [G] [Em]
[D] [G] But I swear [D] by the storm.
Oh, [G] and I swear for all that [C] I've done wrong.
[Am] Oh, [G] I'll make it, [C] oh, [D] I'll make it all up [G] to [C] [G] you.
[C]
Leaning [G] on a wooden broom,
[C]
too [G] late.
[C] [G]
[C]
Leaning in the [G] dark, she [Am] cried out to me.
[D] [C]
[Bm]
[Am] [G] Like a bird, [D] quiet, [G] like a drum, [C]
[A] [G]
[Em] [D] you know me like quiet.
I have tried in my own way [G] to be [C] free.
[Bm] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
To [G]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[G] [C]
[Em] be [G] [C]
[G]
[D]
[C]
free.
[G] [C] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
Bm
13421112
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Tedeschi Trucks Band - (Live) Bird On The Wire chords, Practice these chords sequence - D, G, G, C, G, D, C and G. Begin your practice at a relaxed 51 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 102. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [B] _ [D] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ [G] _ _ [C] Like _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ a [G] bird, _ _ _ [Bm] _
[D] quiet, _ _ [G] like a _ drum, you know me [C] like quiet.
_ _ [G] I have tried _ _ [D] in my own way _ [G] to be free.
[C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ Like [G] a word _ _ _ [D] on a hook, _ _ [Dm] like a line [G] in some old [C]-fashioned _ book.
_ [G]
I have [Am] saved [G] _ _
[D] all my _ ribbons [G] just for [C] thee. _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ Never _ _ _ _ have [G] I been lost. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Oh, I hope you, _ _ _ _ hope you [G] can just let it all go [C] by.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Ever _ _ _ _ _ have _ _ I [G] been lost through.
It _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
was [D] never _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] me.
_ _ [Am] _
_ [G] Like a faith, _ _ [D] still born.
_ _ [G] Like a leaf _ _ with [C] its home.
I _ _ [C#] [G] have told _ _ _ [D] everyone _ _ who [G] reached out for [C] [G] me.
[Am] _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ _ [G] But I swear _ _ _ [D] by the storm.
Oh, [G] and I swear for all that [C] I've done wrong.
[Am] Oh, [G] I'll make it, _ [C] oh, [D] I'll make it all up [G] _ to [C] _ [G] _ you. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Leaning [G] on a wooden broom,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ too _ _ _ [G] late. _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Leaning in the [G] dark, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ she [Am] cried out to _ _ me. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] Like a bird, _ _ _ [D] _ quiet, _ _ [G] like a drum, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] [D] you know _ me like quiet.
I have tried in my own way [G] to be [C] free.
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _
To _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[Em] be [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ free. _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Leonard Cohen.

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