(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.
