Bird On A Wire
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[Intro ]
B7sus B7 G D7sus2
Em B7 G C
Am C Am C
[Verso 1]
Em B7 G C
We were young until we learned that we weren't
Am C
Now we're just dumb
Am C
Hard up and dumb
Em B7 G C
No one cares until you do something stupid
Am C Am C
Stick at a bear, fork to the outlet
[Pré-Refrão]
Em G6 A11 Baug
Well, I see you built a hole in my ceiling
Em G6 A11 Baug
So you could sneak in anytime appealing
Em Em/D# Em/D Em/C# Am7
And I will wait and watch as you come crawling down
F7sus2
Hope you stick around
[Refrão]
Am C G D
Golden scent, days spent as beads on a thread
Am
This place is sonically dead
C G D Am
I need an outcast and you're a bird on a wire singing with the choir
[Verso 2]
Am
I won't keep you too long
Cm Em B7 G C
I know you don't want to sit around and wait for things to get better
Am C
He wrote you a letter
Am C
Sonny wrote you a letter
Em B7 G C
He said what you two had between you two together
Am C
It still remains
[Refrão]
Am C G
Dance me like Babylon
D Em G6 A11 Baug
Like a voltage ridden in the Amazon
Em G6 A11 Baug
[Pré-Refrão]
Em G6 A11 Baug
Remember you built that hole in my ceiling
Em G6 A11 Baug
So you could sneak in anytime appealing
Em Em/D# Em/D Em/C# Am7
And I would wait and watch as you'd come crawling down
F7sus2 Am Cm
And fall to the ground
[Ponte]
G D
We were lost
Am
We were drunkards at heart
Cm
Lovers from the start
G D Am
That's true
Cm G D
See the hand in glove
[Verso 3]
Am Cm Em B7 G C
Dance me to the end of love and dance me to my nadir on the fence
Am C Am C
My attic's infested from the time you suggested
Em B7 G C
That that trip down south would really straighten you out
Am C
Right when I'm invested
Am C
Right when I'm interested
Am C
The time I feel loved
Am C
Off with his head then
Am C
Off with his head
[Refrão]
Em Bm G
Dance me like Babylon
C Am
Can't even tell you how many drugs I'm on
C G D Am
No one could ever compare to you and your natural flight
C G
No chance, no way
D Am
I only want one thing and that's your life
C G
Blind ambition, gut intuition
D A C G D
I only want one thing and that's your life
Am Cm
Outro
B7sus B7 G D7sus2 D
How to play Bird On A Wire
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.