Cohen: Bird on a wire
Bird on the Wire
(from the CD Songs from a Room)
(...ned på )
A E A D A# F A# D# B F# B E C G C F C# G# C# F# D A D G D# A# D# G# E B E A F C F A# F# C# F# B G D G C G# D# G# C#
Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
A E A Asus4 A A# F A# A#sus4 A# B F# B Bsus4 B C G C Csus4 C C# G# C# C#sus4 C# D A D Dsus4 D D# A# D# D#sus4 D# E B E Esus4 E F C F Fsus4 F F# C# F# F#sus4 F# G D G Gsus4 G G# D# G# G#sus4 G#
I have tried in my way to be free
A E A D A# F A# D# B F# B E C G C F C# G# C# F# D A D G D# A# D# G# E B E A F C F A# F# C# F# B G D G C G# D# G# C#
Like a worm on a hook, like a knight from some old-fashioned book
A E A Asus4 A A# F A# A#sus4 A# B F# B Bsus4 B C G C Csus4 C C# G# C# C#sus4 C# D A D Dsus4 D D# A# D# D#sus4 D# E B E Esus4 E F C F Fsus4 F F# C# F# F#sus4 F# G D G Gsus4 G G# D# G# G#sus4 G#
I have saved all my ribbons for thee
D A D# A# E B F C F# C# G D G# D# A E A# F B F# C G C# G#
If I, if I have been unkind
Bm A Cm A# C#m B Dm C D#m C# Em D Fm D# F#m E Gm F G#m F# Am G A#m G#
I hope that you can just let it go by
D A D# A# E B F C F# C# G D G# D# A E A# F B F# C G C# G#
If I, if I have been untrue,
Bm E Esus4 E Cm F Fsus4 F C#m F# F#sus4 F# Dm G Gsus4 G D#m G# G#sus4 G# Em A Asus4 A Fm A# A#sus4 A# F#m B Bsus4 B Gm C Csus4 C G#m C# C#sus4 C# Am D Dsus4 D A#m D# D#sus4 D#
I hope you know it was never to you.
A E A D A# F A# D# B F# B E C G C F C# G# C# F# D A D G D# A# D# G# E B E A F C F A# F# C# F# B G D G C G# D# G# C#
Like a baby stillborn, like a beast with his horn
A E A Asus4 A A# F A# A#sus4 A# B F# B Bsus4 B C G C Csus4 C C# G# C# C#sus4 C# D A D Dsus4 D D# A# D# D#sus4 D# E B E Esus4 E F C F Fsus4 F F# C# F# F#sus4 F# G D G Gsus4 G G# D# G# G#sus4 G#
I have torn everyone who reached out for me.
A E A D A# F A# D# B F# B E C G C F C# G# C# F# D A D G D# A# D# G# E B E A F C F A# F# C# F# B G D G C G# D# G# C#
But I swear by this song and by all that I have done wrong
A E A Asus4 AA# F A# A#sus4 A#B F# B Bsus4 BC G C Csus4 CC# G# C# C#sus4 C#D A D Dsus4 DD# A# D# D#sus4 D#E B E Esus4 EF C F Fsus4 FF# C# F# F#sus4 F#G D G Gsus4 GG# D# G# G#sus4 G#
I will make it all up to thee.
D A D# A# E B F C F# C# G D G# D# A E A# F B F# C G C# G#
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
Bm A Cm A# C#m B Dm C D#m C# Em D Fm D# F#m E Gm F G#m F# Am G A#m G#
He said to me, "You must not ask for so much."
D A D# A# E B F C F# C# G D G# D# A E A# F B F# C G C# G#
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
Bm E Esus4 E Cm F Fsus4 F C#m F# F#sus4 F# Dm G Gsus4 G D#m G# G#sus4 G# Em A Asus4 A Fm A# A#sus4 A# F#m B Bsus4 B Gm C Csus4 C G#m C# C#sus4 C# Am D Dsus4 D A#m D# D#sus4 D#
She cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?"
A E A D A# F A# D# B F# B E C G C F C# G# C# F# D A D G D# A# D# G# E B E A F C F A# F# C# F# B G D G C G# D# G# C#
Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
A E D A A# F D# A# B F# E B C G F C C# G# F# C# D A G D D# A# G# D# E B A E F C A# F F# C# B F# G D C G G# D# C# G#
I have tried in my way to be free