Leonard Cohen - Bird on thewire

Like a ^Abird on the ^Ewire, like a ^Adrunk in a midnight ^Dchoir I have ^Atried in my ^Eway to be ^Afree.^{Asus4 A Asus2 A} Like a worm on a ^Ehook, like a ^Aknight from some old fashioned ^Dbook I have ^Asaved all my ^Eribbons for ^Athee.^{Asus4 A Asus2 A}

^DIf I, if I have been un^Akind, ^BmI hope that you can just let it go ^Aby. ^DIf I, if I have been un^Atrue ^BmI hope you know it was never to ^Eyou.^{Esus4 E}

Like a ^Ababy, still^Eborn, like a ^Abeast with his ^Dhorn I have ^Atorn every^Eone who reached out for ^Ame. ^{Asus4 A Asus2 A} But I swear by this ^Esong and by ^Aall that I have done ^Dwrong ^AI will make it ^Eall up to ^Athee.^{Asus4 A Asus2 A}

^DI saw a beggar leaning on his wooden ^Acrutch, ^Bmhe said to me, "You must not ask fo^Ar so much." ^DAnd a pretty woman leaning in her darkened ^Adoor, ^Bmshe cried to me, "Hey, why not ask^E for ^Esus4more'&^Equot;

Oh like a ^Abird on the ^Ewire, like a ^Adrunk in a midnight ^Dchoir I have ^Atried in my ^Eway to be ^Dfree.^A