Key: G
Introduction: G D C G
D G C
Like a bird, on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
G D G
I have tried in my ways to be free
D G C
Like a fish, on a hook, like a knight in some old fashioned book
G D G
I have saved all my ribbons for thee
verse 2
C G
And if I, if I have been unkind
Am G
I just hope you, will let it go by
C G
And if I, if I have been untrue
Am D
I just hope you know, it was never to you
verse 3
G D G C
Like a baby, stillborn, like a beast with his horn
G D G
I have torn everyone who reached out to me
D G C
But I swear, by this song, and by all that I have done wrong
G D G
I'll make it all up to thee
verse 4
C G
I saw a young man, leaning on his wooden crutch
Am G
He called out to me, "Don't ask for so much"
C G
And a young woman, leaning in her darkened door
Am D
She cried out to me, "Hey, why not ask for more"
Outro
G D G C
Like a bird, on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
G D C G
I have tried in my ways to be free