Willie Nelson: Bird On A Wire
From You Tube Clip
Thanks to wazzaah for the chords...v.g.
Banjo tuned E, Capo 3, Key of A

Bird On A Wire - Willie Nelson / Leonard Cohen

Like a b(A)ird on the w(E)ire, like a dr(A)unk in a midnight 

ch(D)oir
I have tr(A)ied in my w(E)ay to be free (A)              
Like a w(A)orm on a h(E)ook, like a kn(A)ight from some 

old-fashioned b(D)ook
I have s(A)aved all my r(E)ibbons for thee (A)              

       (D)  If I, if I have been unk(A)ind
       (Bm)  I hope that you can just let it go b(A)y
       (D)  If I, if I have been untr(A)ue,
       (Bm)  I hope you know it was never to y(E)ou.

Like a baby stillborn, like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me.
But I swear by this song and by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee.

         I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch.
         He said to me, "You must not ask for so much."-a
         And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
         She cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?"

Like a b(A)ird on the w(E)ire, like a dr(A)unk in a midnight 

ch(D)oir
I have tr(A)ied in my w(E)ay to be free(D)   (A)