Bird On A Wire Chords by The Neville Brothers

[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.
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_ _ _ _ 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.
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[D] If I _ _ _ could [Bm] _ [G] be your [A] _ child, _ _ .
_ _ _ I hope [Bm] that you _ [D] _ can gently _ [A] let it go _ by.
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[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,.
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[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] _ _ .
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_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ .
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[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.
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_ [E] Oh.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
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