Bird On The Wire Ukulele chords by Leonard Cohen

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:
    A      E      A          D
Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
    A      E     A  Asus4 A
I have tried in my way to be free
    A     E      A               D
Like a worm on a hook, like a knight from some old-fashioned book
    A      E      A  Asus4 A
I have saved all my ribbons for thee

Chorus:
D             A
  If I, if I have been unkind
Bm                  A
  I hope that you can just let it go by
D             A
  If I, if I have been untrue
Bm                 E  Esus4 E
  I hope you know it was never to you

Verse 2:
    A     E      A       D
Like a baby stillborn, like a beast with his horn
    A     E            A Asus4 A
I have torn everyone who reached out for me
   A       E      A          D
But I swear by this song and by all that I have done wrong
A         E     A  Asus4 A
  I will make it all up to thee

Chorus:
D                   A
  I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
Bm                   A
  He said to me: "You must not ask for so much"
D                       A
  And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door
Bm                    E   Esus4 E
  She cried to me: "Hey, why not ask for more?"

Outro:
    A      E      A          D
Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
    A      E     D A
I have tried in my way to be free