Bird On The Wire chords by Leonard Cohen
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
Verse 2
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Like a worm on a hook
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Like a knight from some old fashioned book
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I have saved all my ribbons for thee
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Bridge 1
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If I, if I have been unkind
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I hope that you can just let it go by
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If I, if I have been untrue
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I hope you know it was never to you
Verse 3
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Oh, like a baby, stillborn
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Like a beast with his horn
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I have torn everyone
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who reached out for me
Verse 4
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But I swear by this song
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And by all that I have done wrong
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I will make it all up to thee
Bridge 2
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I saw a beggar
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leaning on his wooden crutch
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He said to me,
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you must not ask for so much
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And a pretty woman
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leaning in her darkened door
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She cried to me,
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hey, why not ask for more?
Verse 5
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Oh, 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
Bird On The Wire
Leonard Cohen
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