Bird On A Wire

   Bm                             
He offered them a good ride on to 
F#m
help them save the family farm
    D                             
For ergo he was damn near good as 
F#m
rain
     Bm                       
Then came the time for them to 
           F#m
choose an offer they could not 
refuse
     D                     F#m
With easy-outs and capital gain

   Em                              
No one has a suspicious feelin, you
 F#m
 really couldn't call it stealin'
   D                             
He did it with a style most would 
     F#m
ad- mire
    Bm                G          
But he had picked 'em off like a 
A         D
bird on a wire

[Chorus]
G           A         D         G
He had open fire on a bird on a wire
  D                A              
A nudge a wink and they'd be 
   Bm
gettin' higher
G                  A             
He whipped out his fountain pen, 
          D                  G
while the tears were gettin' drier
    Bm                 G          
And then he picked 'em off like a 
A         D
bird on a wire

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      Em                           
There ain't a kid with a BB gun or 
   F#m
an alley cat with room to run
          A                        
Who could bring 'em down like they 
            F#m
was out for hire
      Bm                G          
Yeah, he could pick 'em off like a 
A         D
bird on a wire

[Instrumental]
Em  F#m  D  F#m  Bm  G  A  D

Bm                             
He went golfin' everyday, they voted
F#m
 while he was away
       D                           
Though technically he's chairman of
     F#m
 the board
Bm                          F#m
They had become avaricious, leavin' 
him to do the dishes
D                                 
They introduced him to his new 
   F#m
land- lord

    Em                             
Who told him his time came and went
       F#m
 their office in the orient
      D                          
Would send him checks for soon he 
           F#m
would re- tire
      Bm                  G       
Yeah, they had picked him off like
   A         D
 a bird on a wire

[Chorus]
G             A           D     
They had open fire on the bird 
    G
on a wire
D               A                 
He was sleeping they were getting 
Bm
higher
     G                 A       
They polished up their Macintosh 
            D              G
while his ass was in the mire
    Bm                   G        
And then they picked him off like 
  A         D
a bird on a wire

      Em                           
There ain't a kid with a BB gun or 
   F#m
an alley cat with room to run
          D                        
Who could bring 'em down like they 
            F#m
was out for hire
      Bm                  G       
Yeah, they could pick 'em off like
   A         D
 a bird on a wire

[Otro]
Em  F#m  D  F#m  Bm  G  A  D
Bm F#m D F#m Bm G A D