A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ Like a bird _ _ on the wire, _ like a drum in a midnight
D choir,.
_
A.
I have tried in my way _ to be free.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ Like a fish _ _ on
E a hook, _
A like a lump of
D fresh and old,.
_ I
A have set _ _ all
E my rivers _
A on the _ _ _ _ sea.
_ .
D If I _ _ _ could
Bm _
G be your
A _ child, _ _ .
_ _ _ I hope
Bm that you _
D _ can gently _
A let it go _ by.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _
D _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _
A _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Bm _ _ _ _
D _ _ _ _ .
_ _
E _ _ _ _ _ .
Like _ _ _ _
A a bird _ _ _ _
C#m _ _ _ _ .
D _ _ _ _ _
E on a wire, like a drum in a midnight choir, _ .
_ Like a bird on a hook, like a drum in a midnight choir,.
_ Lord,
A the baby _ _ _ feels
E.
born, _
A like a beast
Em _ within
D his home.
_ _ I
A have taught _ _ everyone
E _ who reached out for
A _ me,.
_ _ _
E _ .
_
A but I swear _
E by this song
A and by all that
D I have _ _ _ _
A.
done,.
I will make it _
E all _ up
A to _ _ _ thee.
_ _ _ _ _
D Don't cry,.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ it's
Bm completed, _
D oh, it's painted,.
_ _
A it's been paid for,
E for all.
_ _ Like
A a bird, _ _ _ free _ as
D a bird, _ _ .
E _ free _
A like a _ _ bird.
_ _ Free as
D a bird.
_ _
E Free _ _ _ _ _ _ as
C#m _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _
D _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _
Bm _ _ _ .
_ _
D _ _ _ _ _ _ .
E _ _ _ _
A _
E _ _ _ .
_ _
A a bird.
_ _ _ .
Free _ _
D as a bird.
_ _
C#m Free _
E _ like
A a bird.
_ _ _ as a bird, free _ _ as
D a bird.
Free.
E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _
A _ _ _ _ _ .
Like a _ bird, _ _ _ _ oh, wow.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ Like a _ bird, _ _ _
D free.
_ _ _ .
E Like _ _ _
A _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ a bird, _
D free.
_ _ _ _
A _
E _ _ .
_ _
A Like _ _ _ a bird, _ _ _ _
D free.
_ .
_
E Oh.
_ _ _ _ _ .
A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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D _ _ _ _ _ .
E _ _ _ _ _
A _ _ _ .
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