Bird On The Wire Chords
Bird On The Wire by Father John Misty is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords E, B7, A, A7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
E B7
Like a bird on a wire
E A A7
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
E B7 E A E E7
I have tried in my way to be free
E B7
Like a worm on a hook
E A A7
Like a knight from some old fashioned book
E B7 E A E E7
The shape of our love twisted me
A E E7
And if I have been un-kind
A E E7
I hope that you will just let it go by
A E E7
And if I have been un-true
A B7
I hope you know it was never to you
E B7
Like a beast with his horn
E A A7
Like a baby still-born
E B7 E
Yeah, I've torn every-one who's reached out to me
E B7
But I swear by this song
E A A7
By all I have done wrong
E B7 E A E E7
I will make it all up to thee
A E E7
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
A E E7
She said to me "Hey Josh, why ask for so much?"
A E E7
Saw my lady leaning on her bedroom door
A B7
She said to me "C’mon babe, why not ask for more?"
E B7
Like a bird on a wire
E A A7
Like a drunk in some old midnight choir
E B7 A E
I have tried in my way to be free