Chords for David Gilmour - Bird On The Wire (Leonard Cohen Cover from the Von Trapped Series)
Tempo:
134.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] Like a bird [E] on the wire, [A] like a drunk in a [D] midnight choir, I have [A] tried in [E] my way to.
[A] be free.
[D] [A] .
Like a worm [E].
on a hook, like [A] a knight from some old [D]-fashioned book, I have [A] saved all.
[E] my ribbons for [A] thee.
.
[D] And if I, if I have been [A] unkind, [Bm] I hope that you can just let it go [A] by.
.
[D] And if I, if I have been [A] untrue, [Bm] I hope you know it was never [E] to you.
.
Like [A] a baby .
[E] stillborn, [A] like a beast with [D] his horn, I [A] have torn [E] everyone who reached out [A] for me.
[D] .
[A] .
But I swear by [E] this song, [A] and by all that I [D] have done wrong, .
[A] I will make [E] it all up [A] to thee.
.
[D] I saw a beggar leaning on his [A] wooden crutch.
.
[Bm] He said to me, you must not ask so [A] much.
.
[D] And a pretty woman, leaning in her [A] darkened door, she [Bm] cried to me, hey, why not [E] ask for more?
.
[A] Like a bird [E] on the wire, [A] like a drunk in a [D] midnight choir, I [A] have tried in [E] my way to.
[D] be free.
.
[A] .
[A] be free.
[D] [A] .
Like a worm [E].
on a hook, like [A] a knight from some old [D]-fashioned book, I have [A] saved all.
[E] my ribbons for [A] thee.
.
[D] And if I, if I have been [A] unkind, [Bm] I hope that you can just let it go [A] by.
.
[D] And if I, if I have been [A] untrue, [Bm] I hope you know it was never [E] to you.
.
Like [A] a baby .
[E] stillborn, [A] like a beast with [D] his horn, I [A] have torn [E] everyone who reached out [A] for me.
[D] .
[A] .
But I swear by [E] this song, [A] and by all that I [D] have done wrong, .
[A] I will make [E] it all up [A] to thee.
.
[D] I saw a beggar leaning on his [A] wooden crutch.
.
[Bm] He said to me, you must not ask so [A] much.
.
[D] And a pretty woman, leaning in her [A] darkened door, she [Bm] cried to me, hey, why not [E] ask for more?
.
[A] Like a bird [E] on the wire, [A] like a drunk in a [D] midnight choir, I [A] have tried in [E] my way to.
[D] be free.
.
[A] .
Key:
A
E
D
Bm
A
E
D
Bm
_ _ [A] Like a bird _ _ [E] on the wire, _ _ [A] like a drunk _ in a [D] midnight choir, _ I have [A] tried _ in [E] my way _ to.
[A] be free.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ _ _ Like a worm _ _ _ [E].
on a hook, _ _ like [A] a knight from some old [D]-fashioned book, _ I have [A] _ saved _ all.
[E] my ribbons _ for [A] thee.
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ And if I, _ if I have been [A] unkind, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bm] I hope that you _ _ _ can just let it go [A] by.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ And if I, _ if I have been [A] _ untrue, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bm] I hope you know _ _ _ it was never [E] to you.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ Like [A] a baby _ _ _ .
[E] _ stillborn, _ _ [A] like a beast _ with [D] his horn, _ I [A] have torn _ _ [E] everyone _ who reached out [A] for me.
_ _ [D] _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ .
But I swear _ _ by [E] this song, _ _ [A] and by all that I [D] have done wrong, _ _ .
[A] _ I will make [E] it all _ up [A] to thee.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ I saw a beggar leaning on his [A] wooden _ crutch.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ .
[Bm] He said to me, _ _ _ _ you must not ask so [A] much.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ And a pretty woman, leaning in her [A] darkened door, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ she [Bm] cried to me, _ _ _ hey, why not [E] ask for more?
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ .
[A] Like a bird _ _ [E] on the wire, _ _ [A] like a drunk in a [D] midnight choir, _ _ I [A] have tried _ in [E] my way _ to.
[D] be free.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] be free.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ _ _ Like a worm _ _ _ [E].
on a hook, _ _ like [A] a knight from some old [D]-fashioned book, _ I have [A] _ saved _ all.
[E] my ribbons _ for [A] thee.
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ And if I, _ if I have been [A] unkind, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bm] I hope that you _ _ _ can just let it go [A] by.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ And if I, _ if I have been [A] _ untrue, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bm] I hope you know _ _ _ it was never [E] to you.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ Like [A] a baby _ _ _ .
[E] _ stillborn, _ _ [A] like a beast _ with [D] his horn, _ I [A] have torn _ _ [E] everyone _ who reached out [A] for me.
_ _ [D] _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ .
But I swear _ _ by [E] this song, _ _ [A] and by all that I [D] have done wrong, _ _ .
[A] _ I will make [E] it all _ up [A] to thee.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ I saw a beggar leaning on his [A] wooden _ crutch.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ .
[Bm] He said to me, _ _ _ _ you must not ask so [A] much.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ And a pretty woman, leaning in her [A] darkened door, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ she [Bm] cried to me, _ _ _ hey, why not [E] ask for more?
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ .
[A] Like a bird _ _ [E] on the wire, _ _ [A] like a drunk in a [D] midnight choir, _ _ I [A] have tried _ in [E] my way _ to.
[D] be free.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .