From rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Thu Apr 14 16:53:37 1994 Path: news.tcd.ie!ieunet!EU.net!uunet!hp81.prod.aol.net!search01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: brandinius@aol.com (Brandinius) Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Subject: CRD: Bird On A Wire, Soul Asylum Date: 13 Apr 1994 22:21:01 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 56 Sender: news@search01.news.aol.com Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: search01.news.aol.com Soul Asylum, Bird On A Wire (written by Leonard Cohen) ---------------- (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.