Bird On The Wire chords by Fairport Convention

Chords with lyrics

Bird On The Wire chords
Fairport Convention (Leonard Cohen)

Capo IV

D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD

    D MajorD     A augmentedA
Like a bird on a wire
    D MajorD          G+G
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
    D MajorD      A augmentedA
I have tried in my way
   D MajorD
To be free

    D MajorD     A augmentedA
Like a worm on a hook
    D MajorD               G+G
Like a knight from some old-fashioned book
    D MajorD      A augmentedA
I have saved all my ribbons
  D MajorD  (Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD)*
For thee

  G+G       D MajorD
If I have been unkind
    E minorEm           D MajorD (Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD)*
I hope you will just let it go by
    G+G       D MajorD
And if I have been untrue
      E minorEm          A augmentedA  (Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA)*
I hope you know it was not unto you

    D MajorD     A augmentedA
Like a baby stillborn
    D MajorD        G+G
Like a beast with it's horns
    D MajorD     A augmentedA
I have torn every one
          D MajorD  (Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD)*
And reached out for thee

    D MajorD       A augmentedA
Let us swear by this song
    D MajorD        G+G
And by all I have done wrong
    D MajorD      A augmentedA
That I will make it all
   D MajorD  (Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD)*
Up to thee

    G+G           D MajorD      (Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD)*
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden cross
    E minorEm          D MajorD    (Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD)*
He said to me do not ask for someone?
   G+G           D MajorD
And a woman standing in her darkened door
  E minorEm                A augmentedA  (Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA)*
She cried to me hey, why not ask for more?

    D MajorD     A augmentedA
Like a bird on a wire
    D MajorD          G+G
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
    D MajorD      A augmentedA
I have tried in my way
   D MajorD
To be free

* optional for effect

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