Bird on the Wire [A] Leonard Cohen Like a [A] bird on the [E7] wire Like a [A] drunk in a [A7] midnight [D] choir I have [A] tried in my [E7] way to be [A] free [Asus4] [A] Like a [A] worm on a [E7] hook Like a [A] knight from some [A7] old fashioned [D] book I have [A] saved all my [E7] ribbons for [A] thee [Asus4] [A] [D] If I if I have been un[A]kind I [Bm] hope that you can just let it go [A] by [D] If I if I have been un[A]true I [Bm] hope you know it was never to [E7] you [E7sus4] [E7] Like a [A] baby still[E7]born Like a [A] beast [A7] with his [D] horn I have [A] torn every[E7]one who reached [A] out for me [Asus4] [A] But I [A] swear by this [E7] song And by [A] all that [A7] I have done [D] wrong I will [A] make it [E7] all up to [A] thee [Asus4] [A] [D] I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden [A] crutch [Bm] He said to me you must not ask for so [A] much [Asus4] [A] [D] And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened [A] door [Bm] She cried to me hey why not ask for [E7] more [E7sus4] [E7] Like a [A] bird on the [E7] wire Like a [A] drunk in a [A7] midnight [D] choir I have [A] tried in my [E7] way to be [D] free [A]