Bird On A Wire Tab by Tom Cochrane

Bird On A Wire tab by Tom Cochrane

Guitar Tab

From the 1987 album "The Symphony Sessions"

Intro:
e|---------2-2-2-|---------0-0-0-|---------2-2-2-|-----------------|
B|---------3-3-3-|---------3-3-3-|---------3-3-3-|-----------3-3-3-|
G|---------2-2-3-|---------0-0-0-|---------2-2-2-|-----------4-4-4-|
D|-----0---------|-----0-2-------|-----0-4-------|-----0-4/5-5-5-5-|
A|-0h2-----------|-0h2-----------|-0h2-----------|-0h2-------------|
E|-------0-------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|

e|-------------|-------0-0-0-|-------------10-------|
B|-------------|-------3-3-3-|----------------------|
G|-6-4-2-2-2-2-|-4-2-0---0-0-|----------12----12----|
D|-7-5-4---4-4-|-5-4-2-------|-----0-------------12-|
A|-------------|-------------|-0h2------------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------0--------------|

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Verse:
e|----------2-2-2-|---------0-0-0-|
B|----------3-3-3-|---------3-3-3-|
G|----------2-2-3-|---------0-0-0-|
D|----------------|-------2-------|
A|----------------|---------------|
E|--------0-------|---------------|
   Like a bird, like a bird on the wire

e|----------2-2-2-|---------------------|
B|----------3-3-3-|---------------3-3-3-|
G|----------2-2-2-|---------------4-4-4-|
D|--------4-------|-----------4/5-5-5-5-|
A|----------------|---------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------|
   Like a drunk in a midnight choir

e|----------------|---------0-0-0-|----------2-2-2-|
B|----------------|---------3-3-3-|----------3-3-3-|
G|-6-4----2-2-2-2-|-4--2--0---0-0-|----------2-2-2-|
D|-7-5----4---4-4-|-5--4--2-------|-----0----------|
A|----------------|---------------|-0h2------------|
E|----------------|---------------|--------0-------|
   I have tried     in my way       to  be free


Verse:
e|----------2-2-2-|----------------0-0-0-|
B|----------3-3-3-|----------------3-3-3-|
G|----------2-2-3-|----------------0-0-0-|
D|----------------|--------------2-------|
A|----------------|----------------------|
E|--------0-------|----------------------|
   Like a worm, like a worm on a hook

e|----------2-2-2-|---------------------------|
B|----------3-3-3-|---------------------3-3-3-|
G|----------2-2-2-|---------------------4-4-4-|
D|--------4-------|-----------------4/5-5-5-5-|
A|----------------|---------------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------|
   Like a knight in an old-fashioned book

e|----------------|----------0-0-0-|-----------2-2-2-|
B|----------------|----------3-3-3-|-----------3-3-3-|
G|-6-4----2-2-2-2-|-4---2--0---0-0-|-----------2-2-2-|
D|-7-5----4---4-4-|-5---4--2-------|-----0-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|-0h2-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------0-------|
   I have saved     all my ribbons     for   you



Chorus:
e|--------3-3-3-3-3-3----|--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B|--------0-0-0-0-0-0----|--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|--------0-0-0-0-0-0----|--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|--------0-0-0-0-0-0----|--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|--------5--------------|--------------|
E|--------5--------------|--------------|
   And if I, if I've been unkind

e|--------2-2-2-2-2-2----|---------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|--------3-3-3-3-3-3----|---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|--------4-4-4-4-4-4----|---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|--------4-4-4-4-4-4----|---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|--------2-2-2-2-2-2----|---------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|
   Then I hope that you just let pass on by


Verse:
e|----------2-2-2-|----------------0-0-0-|
B|----------3-3-3-|----------------3-3-3-|
G|----------2-2-3-|----------------0-0-0-|
D|----------------|--------------2-------|
A|----------------|----------------------|
E|--------0-------|----------------------|
   Like a baby, like a baby stillborn

e|----------2-2-2-|---------------|
B|----------3-3-3-|---------3-3-3-|
G|----------2-2-2-|---------4-4-4-|
D|--------4-------|-----4/5-5-5-5-|
A|----------------|---------------|
E|----------------|---------------|
   Like a beast with his horn

e|----------------|----------0-0-0-|---------------2--2-5-3-2-|
B|----------------|----------3-3-3-|---------------3--3-7-5-3-|
G|-6-4----2-2-2-2-|-4---2--0---0-0-|---------------2--------2-|
D|-7-5----4---4-4-|-5---4--2-------|---------------0--------0-|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------0--------0-|
E|----------------|----------------|--------------------------|
   I have torn      ev 'ry one who reached out for me


Chorus:
e|--------3-3-3-3-3-3----|---------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B|--------0-0-0-0-0-0----|---------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|--------0-0-0-0-0-0----|---------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|--------0-0-0-0-0-0----|---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|--------5--------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------5--------------|---------------------------------|
    And I saw a beggar he was a leaning on his wooden crutch

e|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2----|----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3----|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-------------4-4-4-4-4-4----|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-------------4-4-4-4-4-4----|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2----|----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
   And then he said to me, "Tom don't you ask for so much"


Verse:
e|----------2-2-2-|---------0-0-0-|
B|----------3-3-3-|---------3-3-3-|
G|----------2-2-3-|---------0-0-0-|
D|----------------|-------2-------|
A|----------------|---------------|
E|--------0-------|---------------|
   Like a bird, like a bird on the wire

e|----------2-2-2-|---------------------|
B|----------3-3-3-|---------------3-3-3-|
G|----------2-2-2-|---------------4-4-4-|
D|--------4-------|-----------4/5-5-5-5-|
A|----------------|---------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------|
   Like a drunk in a midnight choir

e|----------------|---------0-0-0-|----------2-2-2-|
B|----------------|---------3-3-3-|----------3-3-3-|
G|-6-4----2-2-2-2-|-4--2--0---0-0-|----------2-2-2-|
D|-7-5----4---4-4-|-5--4--2-------|-----0----------|
A|----------------|---------------|-0h2------------|
E|----------------|---------------|--------0-------|
   I have tried     in my way       to  be free


Outro:
e|--2-5-3-2---|
B|--3-7-5-3---|
G|--------2---|
D|--------0---|
A|--------0---|
E|--------0---|



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Published: July 10, 2025

Last updated: July 10, 2025

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