Key: A major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Like a bird on the wire,
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Like a drunk in a midnight choir
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I have tried in my way to be free.
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Like a fish on a hook,
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Like a knight from an old fashioned book
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I have saved all my ribbons for thee.
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If I have been unkind,
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I hope that you could just let it go by.
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And if I have been untrue
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I hope you know it was
Verse 2
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Like a baby, stillborn,
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Like a beast with his horn
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I have torn everyone
who reached out for me.
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Verse 3
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But I swear by this song
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By all I have done wrong
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I'll make it all up to you. yes I will
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"don't ask for so much."
And a young man leaning on
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why not ask for more?"
Verse 4
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Like a bird on the wire,
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Like a drunk in a midnight choir
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I have tried in my way to be free.
Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA E D Bm
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