Bird On A Wire chords by Leonard Cohen

Chords with lyrics

Like a bird on the wire,
        A augmentedA         E MajorE
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
       A augmentedA       A7A7        D MajorD
I have tried in my way to be free.
      A augmentedA         E7E7       A augmentedA

Like a worm on a hook,
         A augmentedA         E MajorE
Like a knight from some old fashioned book
        A augmentedA             A7A7             D MajorD
I have saved all my ribbons for thee.
       A augmentedA        E7E7            A augmentedA      A7A7

    If I, if I have been unkind,
D MajorD                    A augmentedA
    I hope that you can just let it go by.
B minorBm               Bm7Bm7          A augmentedA      A7A7
    If I, if I have been untrue
D MajorD                     A augmentedA
    I hope you know it was never to you.
B minorBm                   Bm7Bm7        E MajorE

Oh Like a baby, stillborn,
           A augmentedA       E MajorE
Like a beast with his horn
        A augmentedA     A7A7    D MajorD
I have torn everyone who reached out for me.
       A augmentedA         E7E7                  A augmentedA

But I swear by this song
      A augmentedA            E MajorE
And by all that I have done wrong
        A augmentedA       A7A7        D MajorD
I will make it all up to thee.
      A augmentedA       E7E7     A augmentedA        A7A7

   I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch,
D MajorD                                        A augmentedA
   He said to me, you must not ask for so much.
B minorBm               Bm7Bm7                   A augmentedA       A7A7
   And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
D MajorD                                              A augmentedA
   She cried to me, hey, why not ask for more?
B minorBm                 Bm7Bm7                 E MajorE

Oh like a bird on the wire,
           A augmentedA         E MajorE
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
         A augmentedA       A7A7       D MajorD
I have tried in my way to be free.
        A augmentedA        E MajorE          D MajorD        A augmentedA