Intro F#m A Bm D
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Verse 1
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Like a bird locked up in a cage called love
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He clipped her wings when she was born to fly
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He said "A pretty bird you can't sing
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But I'll buy you diamonds and ruby rings"
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Like a bird locked up in a cage
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And how can I escape this place and go higher higher?
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How can I avoid the flames from your fire fire?
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And oh you can't hold me down no
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Oh you can't pull me down
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So birdie fly away (Higher higher)
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So birdie fly away (Higher higher)
D
So birdie fly away
Verse 2
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I'm tired of getting lost inside this maze all day
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Your twisted words are getting to my head
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I say "And no more glasses and seeing stars
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And no more bruises and battle scars"
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Like a bird locked up in a cage
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And how can I escape this place and go higher higher?
F#m A Bm D
How can I avoid the flames from your fire fire?
F#m A Bm D
And oh you can't hold me down no
F#m A
Oh you can't pull me down
Bm F#m A Bm
So birdie fly away (Higher higher)
D F#m A Bm
So birdie fly away (Higher higher)
D
So birdie fly away
Bridge
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I ain't your prisoner
Bm D
You can't lock me up no more
F#m A
I'll show you what I'm worth
B D
Take back what I deserve
F#m A
I ain't your prisoner
Bm D
You can't chain me down no more
F#m A
Goddamn it's gonna hurt
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So fly away little bird
And how can I escape this place and go higher higher?
How can I avoid the flames from your fire fire?
F#m A Bm D
And oh you can't hold me down no
F#m A
Oh you can't pull me down
Bm D
So birdie fly away
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(Oh oh oh)
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Can you hear me? (Oh oh oh)
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Are you listening? (Oh oh oh)
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Set me free set me free
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(Oh oh oh)
A Bm
Can you hear me? (Oh oh oh)
D F#m
Are you listening? (Oh oh oh)
A Bm D
Set me free set me free