Intro : FFCFBb
Like a bird, on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir.
FC F4 F
I have tried in my ways to be free.
FCF
Like a fish, on a hook, like a knight in some old fashioned
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book.
FC F4 F
I have saved all my ribbons for thee.
BbF
And if I, if I have been unkind.
GmF
I just hope you, will let it go by.
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And if I, if I have been untrue.
GmC
I just hope you know, it was never to you.
FCFBb
Like a baby, stillborn, like a beast with his horn.
FC F4 F
I have torn everyone who reached out to me.
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But I swear,by this song,and by all that I have done wrong.
FC F4 F
I'll make it all up to thee.
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I saw a young man, leaning on his wooden crutch.
GmF
He called out to me, don't ask for so much.
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And a young woman, leaning in her darkened door.
GmC
She cried out to me, hey why not ask for more.
FCFBb
Like a bird, on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir.
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I have tried in my ways to be free.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.