Capo IV

D5 A5 D5 G5 D5 A5 D5

       D5         A5
Like a bird on a wire
       D5                   G5
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
       D5           A5
I have tried in my way
      D5
To be free

       D5         A5
Like a worm on a hook
       D5                              G5
Like a knight from some old-fashioned book
       D5            A5
I have saved all my ribbons
    D5    ( D5 D5 )*
For thee

   G5             D5
If I have been unkind
       E5                      D5  ( D5 D5 )*
I hope you will just let it go by
       G5             D5
And if I have been untrue
           E5                   A5   ( A5 A5 )*
I hope you know it was not unto you

       D5         A5
Like a baby stillborn
       D5               G5
Like a beast with it's horns
       D5          A5
I have torn every one
                    D5   ( D5 D5 )*
And reached out for thee

       D5             A5
Let us swear by this song
       D5               G5
And by all I have done wrong
       D5            A5
That I will make it all
      D5   ( D5 D5 )*
Up to thee

        G5                     D5           ( D5 D5 )*
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden cross
        E5                   D5        ( D5 D5 )*
He said to me do not ask for someone?
      G5                     D5
And a woman standing in her darkened door
    E5                               A5    ( A5 A5 )*
She cried to me hey, why not ask for more?

       D5         A5
Like a bird on a wire
       D5                   G5
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
       D5           A5
I have tried in my way
      D5
To be free

* optional for effect

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