Bird On A Wire
Jimmy BarnesVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
Like a fish on a hook, like a knight from some old-fashioned book
I have saved all my ribbons for thee
If I, if I have been unkind
I hope that you can let it go by
If I, if I have been untrue,
I hope you know it was never to you.
Like a baby stillborn, like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me.
But I swear by this song and by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee.
I saw a young man leaning on his wooden crutch
He called out to me, "Dont ask for so much."
And a young woman leaning in her darkened door,
She cried out to me, "Why not ask for more?"
Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
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Readable chord sheet for Bird On A Wire by Jimmy Barnes
Like a [G]bird on a wi[D]re, like a dru[G]nk in a midnight cho[C]ir I have t[G]ried in my [D]way to be free[G] Like a [G]fish on a [D]hook, like a k[G]night from some old-fashioned [C]book I have [G]saved all my [D]ribbons for t[G]hee [C]If I, if I have been unkin[G]d [Am]I hope that you can let it go by[D] [C]If I, if I have been untrue[G], [Am]I hope you know it was never to you[D]. [G]Like a baby stillbo[D]rn, like a b[G]east with his [C]horn I have t[G]orn everyon[D]e who reached out for m[G]e. [G]But I swear by this s[D]ong and by [G]all that I have done w[C]rong [G]I will make it all u[D]p to the[G]e. [C]I saw a young man leaning on his wooden cr[G]utch [Am]He called out to me, "Dont ask for so m[D]uch." [C]And a young woman leaning in her darkened d[G]oor, [Am]She cried out to me, "Why not ask for mo[D]re?" Like a b[G]ird on a wir[D]e, like a drun[G]k in a midnight choi[C]r I have tr[G]ied in my w[D]ay to be f[C]re[G]e