Bird On A Wire Chords by The Neville Brothers

Tempo:

129.7 bpm

Chords used:

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Show Tuner

The Neville Brothers - Bird On A Wire chords

Jam Along & Learn...

[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] .
[D] .
[E] [A] .

100% ➙ 130BPM

C#m

Show All Diagrams

Chords

NotesBeta

To start learning The Neville Brothers - Bird On A Wire chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: E, A, D, E, D and A. A good strategy is to initiate at 64 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 130 BPM. With the song's key of A Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

[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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Facts about this song

This song was written by Leonard Cohen.

Facts about this song

You may also like to play