Soul Asylum, Bird On A Wire (written by Leonard Cohen) ---------------- (Intro) A A A A
A E A D Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir A E A (p/o D) I have tried in my own way to be free
A E Like a worm on a hook A D like a knight from some old fashioned book A E A (p/o D) I have saved all my ribbons for thee
D A and if I have been unkind B A I hope you will let it slip by D A and if I have been untrue B E I hope you know it was not to you
A E like a baby still born A D like a beast with his horn A E A (p/o D) I have turned from all those who turned to me
A E But I swear by this song A D and by all that I have done wrong A E A (p/o D) I have saved all these moments for thee
D A I saw a beggar on his broken crutch B A he said to me, you shouldn’t ask for so much D A I saw a pretty lady in her darkened door B E she said to me, why not ask for more?
A E Like a bird on the wire A D like a drunk in a midnight choir A E A I have tried in my own way to be free.