Bird On A Wire

[Intro]
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A|0h2------------------| 
E|------0--------------| 


[Verse]
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D|----------------|-------2-------
A|----------------|---------------
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   Like a bird, like a bird on the 
wire
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B|----------3-3-3-|---------------
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A|----------------|---------------
E|----------------|---------------

E|------| 
B|3-3-3-| 
G|4-4-4-| 
D|5-5-5-| 
A|------| 
E|------| 

   Like a drunk in a midnight choir
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G|-6-4----2-2-2-2-|-4--2--0---0-0-
D|-7-5----4---4-4-|-5--4--2-------
A|----------------|---------------
E|----------------|---------------

E||----------2-2-2-| 
B||----------3-3-3-| 
G||----------2-2-2-| 
D||-----0----------| 
A||-0h2------------| 
E||--------0-------| 

   I have tried     in my way       
to  be free


[Verse]
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G|----------2-2-3-|--------------
D|----------------|--------------
A|----------------|--------------
E|--------0-------|--------------

E|--0-0-0-| 
B|--3-3-3-| 
G|--0-0-0-| 
D|2-------| 
A|--------| 
E|--------| 

   Like a worm, like a worm on a 
hook
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B|----------3-3-3-|---------------
G|----------2-2-2-|---------------
D|--------4-------|---------------
A|----------------|---------------
E|----------------|---------------

E|------------| 
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G|------4-4-4-| 
D|--4/5-5-5-5-| 
A|------------| 
E|------------| 

   Like a knight in an old-fashioned
 book
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B|----------------|----------3-3-
G|-6-4----2-2-2-2-|-4---2--0---0-
D|-7-5----4---4-4-|-5---4--2-----
A|----------------|--------------
E|----------------|--------------

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G|0-|-----------2-2-2-| 
D|--|-----0-----------| 
A|--|-0h2-------------| 
E|--|---------0-------| 

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   I have saved     all my ribbons  
   for   you



[Chorus]
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A|--------5--------------|--------
E|--------5--------------|--------

E|2-2-2-| 
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G|2-2-2-| 
D|0-0-0-| 
A|------| 
E|------| 

   And if I, if I've been unkind
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E|-----------------------|--------

E|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
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G|-------2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
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A|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
E|-------------------| 

   Then I hope that you just let 
pass on by


[Verse]
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D|----------------|--------------
A|----------------|--------------
E|--------0-------|--------------

E|--0-0-0-| 
B|--3-3-3-| 
G|--0-0-0-| 
D|2-------| 
A|--------| 
E|--------| 

   Like a baby, like a baby 
stillborn
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D|--------4-------|-----4/5-5-5-5-
A|----------------|---------------
E|----------------|---------------

   Like a beast with his horn
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B|----------------|----------3-3-
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D|-7-5----4---4-4-|-5---4--2-----
A|----------------|--------------
E|----------------|--------------

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B|3-|---------------3--3-7-5-3-| 
G|0-|---------------2--------2-| 
D|--|---------------0--------0-| 
A|--|---------------0--------0-| 
E|--|--------------------------| 

   I have torn      ev 'ry one who 
reached out for me


[Chorus]
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G|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
D|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------| 

    And I saw a beggar he was a 
leaning on his wooden crutch
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B|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3----|---
G|-------------4-4-4-4-4-4----|---
D|-------------4-4-4-4-4-4----|---
A|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2----|---
E|----------------------------|---

E|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
B|-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
G|-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
D|-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
A|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 

   And then he said to me, "Tom 
don't you ask for so much"


[Verse]
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G|----------2-2-3-|---------0-0-0-
D|----------------|-------2-------
A|----------------|---------------
E|--------0-------|---------------

   Like a bird, like a bird on the 
wire
E|----------2-2-2-|---------------
B|----------3-3-3-|---------------
G|----------2-2-2-|---------------
D|--------4-------|-----------4/5-
A|----------------|---------------
E|----------------|---------------

E|------| 
B|3-3-3-| 
G|4-4-4-| 
D|5-5-5-| 
A|------| 
E|------| 

   Like a drunk in a midnight choir
E|----------------|---------0-0-0-
B|----------------|---------3-3-3-
G|-6-4----2-2-2-2-|-4--2--0---0-0-
D|-7-5----4---4-4-|-5--4--2-------
A|----------------|---------------
E|----------------|---------------

E||----------2-2-2-| 
B||----------3-3-3-| 
G||----------2-2-2-| 
D||-----0----------| 
A||-0h2------------| 
E||--------0-------| 

   I have tried     in my way       
to  be free


[Other]
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