A E
Like a bird on the wire
A D A E A
Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free
A E
Like a worm on a hook
A D A E A
Like a knight from some old-fashioned book I have saved all my ribbons for thee
D A
If I, if I have been unkind
Bmi A
I hope that you can just let it go by
D A
If I, if I have been untrue
Bmi E Esus4 E
I hope you know it was never to you
A E
Like a baby stillborn
A D A E A
Like a beast with his horn I have torn everyone who reached out for me
A E
But I swear by this song
A D A E A
And by all that I have done wrong I will make it all up to thee
D A
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
Bmi A
He said to me, "You must not ask for so much"
D A
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
Bmi E Esus4 E
She cried to me, "Hey why not ask for more?"
A E
Like a bird on the wire
A D A E D4 D A
Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free.
