A	E	A	D
Like a	bird on a	wire, like a	drunk in a midnight	choir

	A	E	Asus4	A
I have	tried in my	way to be	free

	A	E	A	D
Like a	worm on a	hook, like a	knight from some old fashioned	book

	A	E	Asus4	A
I have	saved all my	ribbons for	thee

	D	A
	If I, if I have been un	kind

	Bm	A
	I hope that you can just let it go	by

	D	A
	If I, if I have been un	true,

	Bm	E
	I hope you know it was never to	you

	A	E	A	D
Like a	baby still	born, like a	beast with his	horn

	A	E	Asus4	A
I have	torn everyone	who reached out for	me

	A	E	A	D
But I	swear by this	song and by	all that I have done	wrong

	A	E	Asus4	A
I will	make it all	up to	thee

	D	A
	I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden	crutch

	Bm	A
	He said to me, "You must not ask for so	much"

	D	A
	And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened	door

	Bm	E
	She cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for	more?"

	A	E	A	D
Like a	bird on a	wire, like a	drunk in a midnight	choir

	A	E	Asus4	A
I have	tried in my	way to be	free